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Recent Media Coverage

WPLN: Nashville and Memphis rank near the bottom for solar capacity. Here’s why. 5/12/22

The Guardian/Louisiana Illuminator/The Lens: Louisiana legislator pushes bills benefiting the oil and gas industry — and her husband, 5/6/2022

Huffington Post: Gas Giants Have Been Ghostwriting Letters Of Support From Elected Officials, 5/2/2022

Grist: Is your electric utility blocking climate action?, 4/14/2022

Ohio Capitol Journal: Former DeWine aide warned governor about utility regulator before the FBI raided his home, 4/4/2022

Business Green: Joe Manchin: Meet the man who could single-handedlly torpedo US climate efforts, 3/24/22

Orlando Sentinel: The future of solar in Florida will get much darker unless DeSantis vetoes bill, 3/22/22

Akron Beacon Journal: FirstEnergy subsidiary donated to dark money group backing President Trump’s policies, 3/21/22

Inside Climate News: In Florida, DeSantis May End the Battle Over Rooftop Solar With a Pen Stroke, 3/18/22

Energy News Network: Ohio regulatory judge steps back from FirstEnergy’s HB 6 cases after subpoenaed records reveal his role, 3/7/22

Nevada Independent: Southwest Gas is looking to raise rates. What should customers pay for?, 2/17/22

Eye on Ohio/Energy News Network: Former Ohio regulator linked to $4 million payoff directed agency to limit response to FirstEnergy corruption, 2/15/22

Ohio Capital Journal: DeWine re-appoints former utility lawyer as utility regulator, 2/11/22

Utility Dive: Georgia Power to go coal-free by 2028, double renewables by 2035, but advocates decry gas plans, 2/3/22

Grist: How a $60 million bribery scandal helped Ohio pass the ‘worst energy policy in the country’, 1/26/22

CNN: Could Florida turn off the sun? Advocates say a utility-backed bill imperils rooftop solar in the Sunshine State, 1/23/22

Energy New Network: Eye on Ohio utilities: Winter brings more chilling news in Ohio’s ongoing HB 6 scandal, 1/18/22

Nashville Public Radio: TVA faces federal scrutiny over climate goals, electricity rates, 1/18/22

Energywire: CCS ‘red flag?’ World’s sole coal project hits snag, 1/10/22

Energy News Network: Ohio regulators dismiss pleas to investigate utility power shutoffs, 1/7/22

Engineering News-Record: FERC Pulls Burns & McDonnell Gas Project Contract, Cites Conflict, 1/6/22

Chesapeake Bay Journal: FERC: Virginia pipeline’s environmental contractor has ‘conflict of interest,’ 12/22/21

Energy News Network: Eye on Ohio utilities: Objects in the rearview mirror are closer than they appear, 12/14/21

Energy News Network/Eye on Ohio: FirstEnergy says Ohio law at center of corruption probe protects it from ratepayer lawsuits, 12/1/21

Cleveland.com: Dark-money group linked to AEP reports $500k contribution to ex-speaker Householder’s term-limits group, 12/1/21

NY Focus: New York Utilities Polarize Over Push to Ban Natural Gas, 12/1/21

Politico: A coal plant fights to stay open. It could enrich Manchin, 11/20/21

Energy News Network/Eye on Ohio: Ohio utilities FirstEnergy and AEP still spending big on lobbying, 11/9/21

The American Prospect: Manchin Could Score Carbon Capture Subsidies to Prop Up Coal, 11/8/21

Bismarck Tribune: Project Tundra carbon capture effort comes before state decisionmakers, 10/30/21

Tampa Bay Times: Clearwater Gas paid millions for sponsorships, far outspending its peers, 10/28/21

Arizona Republic: At the request of Arizona’s biggest utilities, state regulators seek control of pollution disposal program, 10/27/21

Charleston Gazette-Mail: Why West Virginia is left especially vulnerable by Manchin blocking key climate policy, 10/25/21

Man behind ‘ghost’ candidate cash also led dark-money group supporting Florida’s big utility companies, 10/20/21

North Carolina Strikes a Climate Deal That Eludes Washington, 10/20/21

S&P Global: Financing, engineering setbacks plague North Dakota’s $1B carbon capture project, 10/13/21

The Lens: ‘No place to go but up’: Entergy critics urge a new look at abandoned plan to sell transmission grid, break up vertical monopoly, 10/5/21

Vox: How Republicans blocked cities from advancing climate solutions, 9/29/21

NBC News: Hurricane Ida power grid failure forces a reckoning over Entergy’s monopoly in the South, 9/24/21

NPR and ProPublica: Entergy Resisted Upgrading New Orleans’ Power Grid. Residents Paid The Price, 9/22/21

NPR: Climate Change Is Killing Trees And Causing Power Outages, 9/21/21

Capital & Main: New Mexico’s School of Energy Works to Continue Fossil Fuel Production, 9/13/21

E&E News: Emails, docs show TVA’s ties to fight against federal regs, 9/13/21

Thompson Reuters Foundation: Hurricane Ida power failures prompt calls for more solar energy, tougher grids, 9/9/21

Bloomberg: New Orleans Power Crisis: Fix 2,500 Broken Poles in a Swamp, 9/1/21

Gizmodo: Utility That Blacked Out New Orleans Was Too Busy Fighting Climate Regulations, 8/31/21

Salt Lake Tribune: The EPA said Utah’s ozone pollution was harming public health. Industry groups pushed the state to blame China instead, 8/25/21

Energy News Network: FirstEnergy’s admissions feed critics’ call for big-picture regulatory oversight and review, 8/17/2021

Ohio Capital Journal: After scandal broke, FirstEnergy lobbyist pushed DeWine on “covid response”, 8/16/2021

OilPrice.com: U.S. Utilities Could Face Slew Of Climate Lawsuits, 8/16/2021

https://www.utilitydive.com/news/entergy-touts-hydrogen-as-tool-to-meet-industrial-customers-green-goals/604560/Utility Dive: Entergy touts hydrogen as tool to meet industrial customers’ green goals, 8/6/21

Indiana Environmental Reporter: Misinformation thwarts Indiana’s clean energy initiatives, 8/2/2021

Ohio Capital Journal: DeWine says he didn’t know about alleged $4.3m bribe of utility regulator he appointed, 7/27/21

Gizmodo: Ohio Utility Agrees to Pay $230 Million for Role in Massive Bribery Scandal, 7/23/21

Utility Dive: FirstEnergy agrees to pay $230M fine for bribing Ohio officials to bail out two nuclear plants, 7/23/21

WSYX: Major changes, but no trial one year into Larry Householder scandal, 7/21/21

Alabama Political Reporter: AG’s office refuses to reveal Marshall’s whereabouts before or after Jan. 6, 7/20/21

Energy News Network: Condo owners’ appeal could be last legal hurdle for offshore wind in Great Lakes, 7/20/21

InsideClimate News: A Lifeline for a Coal Plant Gives Hope to a North Dakota Town. Others See It as a Boondoggle, 7/17/21

NY Focus: The Council Implementing New York’s Climate Law Is Stacked With Industry Executives, 7/6/21

How misinformation propped up Ohio lawmakers’ latest attack on renewables, 7/7/21

Manchin Profits From Coal Sales to Utility Lobbying Group Members, 7/1/21

NBC News: More demand, less supply: Drought and heat test U.S. power grid 6/30/21

Gizmodo: Ron Desantis Signs a Bill That Mandates Cities Keep Using Fossil Fuels, 6/26/21

Heated: Manchin says climate goals too “aggressive”, 6/21/21

Forbes: FirstEnergy Scandal Could Do Irreparable Harm To Nuclear Power, 6/18/21

Daily Kos: Ohio Republican expelled from chamber after federal indictment in $60 million corruption scheme, 6/16/21

Gizmodo: A Bizarre Coal Industry Propaganda Program Is Infiltrating K-12 Classrooms 6/11/21

US Energy News: Duke Energy-linked political group reenters North Carolina utility debate, 6/1/21

E&E News: Emails: Utilities drafted talking points against gas bans, 6/1/21

Salt Lake Tribune: Industry groups pushed lawmakers to oppose Biden’s oil lease pause despite state report showing limited impacts, 5/30/21

Virginia Public Media: Dominion Energy-Linked Group Launches $300K Ad Blitz After Texas Storm, 5/17/21

NM Political Report: Some energy transition funding project proposals include fossil fuels, 5/12/21

Grist: How Berkshire Hathaway fed investors a flawed narrative about their climate progress, 5/6/21

UtilityDive: WEC Energy Group expands carbon reduction goals, targeting net zero by 2050, 5/4/21

Midwest Energy News: Michigan lawmakers propose $250 million fund to subsidize natural gas, 4/30/21

Huffington Post: Emails Show Oil Lobby Mobilized Democratic Governors’ Opposition To Biden Energy Order, 4/27/21

Fremont News Messenger: John Damschroder: Ohio corruption spreads across state lines, 4/27/2021

The Guardian: New Mexico Fights to Escape Powerful Grip of Big Oil and Gas, 4/23/21

Midwest Energy News: Utility grant poses potential conflict for Michigan ratepayer board appointee, 4/20/21

Energy News Network: Utility and fossil fuel interests still ahead in Ohio under House Bill 6, 4/19/21

Energy News Network: In Ohio, utility and fossil fuel influence reaches beyond bailout bill, 4/19/21

Energy News Network: FirstEnergy’s transparency pledge clashes with ongoing actions, 4/19/21

E&E News: Transmission Road Map Could Help Unlock Renewables, 4/16/21

Midwest Energy News: Michigan solar supporters make new push to eliminate rooftop solar caps, 4/12/21

Group Alleges Improper Entergy-Mississippi PSC Collaboration, 4/11/21

Interlochen Public Radio: Misleading social media ads bash a rooftop solar bill. They’re backed by big utility companies, 4/5/21

Gizmodo: Utility That Funded a Racist Ad Campaign Tweets How It Remains ‘Committed’ to Antiracism, 4/3/21

Ohio Capital Journal: After financing xenophobic campaign, FirstEnergy deplores anti-Asian bigotry, 4/1/21

Gizmodo: What In Tarnation Are Texas Power Companies Hiding?, 3/29/21

Ohio Capital Journal: Nursing home assn. gave $135k to dark money group tied to Householder bribery case, 3/22/21

Grist: Corporate climate pledges earn failing grades from investors, 3/22/21

Audubon: Why Electric Utilities Are Resorting to Dark Money and Bribes to Resist Renewables, 3/16/21

FITSNEWS: Duke, Southern Blasted For ‘Misleading’ Environmental Advocacy, 3/16/21

AP: Timing key in consulting deal between FirstEnergy, regulator, 3/14/21

Gizmodo: Why Your Boring Utility Bill Is Much More Important Than You Think, 3/11/21

Cincinnati Enquirer: Ohio utility regulator’s actions benefited FirstEnergy because of $4.3 million payment, filing says, 3/4/21

Cleveland.com: In filing, FirstEnergy said state regulator acted for the company’s benefit as a result of $4.3 million payment, 3/4/21

Inside Climate News: Warren Buffett Explains the Need for a Massive Energy Makeover, 3/4/21

Texas Observer: Low-Income Texans Already Face Frigid Temperatures at Home. Then the Winter Storm Hit. 2/24/21

PV Magazine: TVA allows power companies to charge anti-solar fixed fees, 2/3/21

RTO Insider: Report: ‘Rein in’ Mass. Utilities’ Influence on Climate Policy, 1/29/21

The Berkshire Eagle: Inside the divide between Legislature, Baker on climate plan, 1/28/21

NM Political Report: Guv quietly looks to expand export markets for natural gas, 1/12/21

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Statehouse bribery scandal now in Cleveland, FirstEnergy’s dark money used to attack CPP, 12/24/20

Cincinnati Enquirer: Groups backing Gov. DeWine and his daughter received FirstEnergy cash funneled through dark money outfits, 12/23/20

Midwest Energy News: Michigan utilities funded candidates during key caucus leadership races, 12/18/20

Texas Observer: Solar Energy is Hitting a Growth Spurt. So Is The Disinformation Around It, 12/7/20

Bloomberg: America’s Greenest Energy Giant Isn’t Trying to Save the Planet, 12/3/20

S&P Global: AEP-funded nonprofit provided $900K to ‘dark money’ groups, reports show, 12/3/20

Energy News Network: Top regulator’s exit raises questions about utility and fossil fuel influence, 12/2/20

Quartz: How wind and solar toppled Exxon from its place as America’s top energy company, 11/30/20

Los Angeles Times: The fossil fuel industry wants you to believe it’s good for people of color, 11/23/20

Energy News Network: FirstEnergy statements could support broad scope for PUCO-ordered audit, 11/17/20

WBUR: Utility Regulators Ignored Conflict Of Interest Concerns For National Grid Audit, 11/12/20

DeSmog: Massachusetts Locals Accuse Town Mayor Of ‘Colluding’ With Enbridge Over Controversial Natural Gas Project, 11/11/20

Mother Jones: These Obscure Races May Decide the Future of Climate Change, 11/2/20

Southerly: Election 2020: The stakes are high for climate, environmental justice, and energy in the South, 10/29/20

NPR: Wyoming is using dark money to help keep coal plants in other states open, 10/28/20

The New Republic: Car Companies Have Been Knowingly Screwing the Planet for Half a Century, 10/28/20

Grist: Ford and GM knew about climate change — and covered it up for decades, 10/27/20

Salt Lake Tribune: State leaders, industry push plan to export Utah’s natural gas to Asia through Mexico, 10/26/20

Energywire: DOE: Major CCS project ‘not financially attractive’ 10/26/2020

S&P Global Market Intelligence: Rising water stress risk threatens US coal plants, largely clustered in 5 states 10/22/2020

S&P Global Market Intelligence: Climate change poses big water risks for nuclear, fossil-fueled plants 10/21/2020

Forbes: U.S. utility companies rush to declare net-zero targets, 10/15/20

UtilityDive: Investor-owned utilities lack executive compensation incentives aimed at emissions reductions, report says, 10/12/20

Palm Beach Post: Solar farms dot red Florida. Will it bolster action on climate change? 10/10/20

Energy News Network: DTE executives’ coal reliability incentive conflicts with clean energy goals, critics say, 10/8/20

Wyoming Public Media/Wyofile: Wyoming’s ‘dark money’ coal campaign, 10/2/20

Nate Monroe: Dear FP&L, it’s not really charity if you get something out of it, 10/1/20

S&P Global Market Intelligence: Report criticizes utilities for not linking executive pay to decarbonization, 9/23/20

Greentech Media: Can Gas-Fired Power Plants Coexist With a Net-Zero Target? Yes, Southern Company Insists, 9/23/20

Southerly Magazine: Public records show a Louisiana lawmaker is getting paid to push a proposed pipeline through Black, Indigenous communities, 9/17/20

DeSmog: Fossil Fuel Industry and Koch Network Fighting Pennsylvania’s Move to Join Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, 9/17/20

AL.com: Alabama town’s new excuse for hiding public records: We don’t have to look for them, 9/16/20

Orlando Sentinel: Secretive group pushing Florida constitutional amendment raised money linked to big businesses, 9/9/20

Wyofile: Gov, EPA outline plans to boost carbon capture, delay plant closures, 9/8/20

NPR: Ohio Bribery Scandal Raises Questions About Clean Energy Availability In State, 8/15/20

Akron Beacon Journal: Householder investigation delays judge’s final approval of fees in FirstEnergy Solutions bankruptcy, 8/14/20

Cleveland.com: The 2 sponsors of Ohio House Bill 6 say they are OK with the release documents withheld from the feds, 8/14/20

Quartz: The business model for carbon capture is broken, 8/13/20

Energy News Network/Eye on Ohio: Murray Energy’s limited disclosures on Ohio conspiracy case leave big questions unanswered, 8/12/20

E&E News: Bribery and blackouts: Inside an Ohio utility’s troubled past, 8/11/20

Allegheny Front: Ohio energy scandal ‘vindicates’ renewables advocates, 8/7/20

Reuters: Problems plagued U.S. CO2 capture project before shutdown: DOE document, 8/6/20

Drilled News: The Ohio Utility Scandal, Explained, 8/5/20

Lobbyists for Citizens: H.B. 6 local supporters…duped?, 8/3/20

Southerly: Southerners who can’t afford bills could have power disconnected in the heat of summer, 7/31/20

Los Angeles Times: How far will utilities go to protect their fossil fuel investments?, 7/30/20

Inside Climate News: Illinois and Ohio Bribery Scandals Show the Perils of Mixing Utilities and Politics, 7/26/20

Mother Jones: They spent millions to protect polluters. Then they got busted by the FBI, 7/25/20

Farmington Daily Times: Report: As climate change contributes to drought, closure of coal-fired power plants may help, 7/23/20

The Star-Ledger/NJ.com: Ignore the charlatans who say clean energy is too expensive, 7/23/20

Vox: An FBI investigation shows Ohio’s abysmal energy law was fueled by corruption, 7/23/20

E&E News: Dark money and bribery: FBI says utility funded $60M scheme 7/22/20

Washington Examiner: New scrutiny for Ohio nuclear subsidies law after bribery charges for House Speaker 7/22/20

E&E News: Bribes, planes, power. Inside a scheme to keep coal alive 7/22/20

10 WBNS: Feds allege path to House Bill 6 was paved with bribes; watchdogs noted dark money transfer months ago, 7/22/20

New York Times: Powerful Ohio Republican Is Arrested in $60 Million Corruption Scheme, 7/21/20

Crain’s Cleveland Business: Who could have seen it coming? Everyone 7/21/20

Heavy: Larry Householder: Ohio Republican Charged in Alleged $60 Million Scheme 7/21/20

Energywire: Report warns 30 coal plants threatened by water scarcity, 7/21/20

Colorado Sun: We now know how many billions of gallons of water Colorado will save by closing coal-fired power plants, 7/16/20

NHPR: FERC Rejects Conservative N.H. Group’s Petition Against Net Energy Metering, 7/16/20

Yale360: How Overreach by Trump Administration Derailed Big Pipeline Projects, 7/15/20

Inside Climate News: A Pandemic and Surging Summer Heat Leave Thousands Struggling to Pay Utility Bills, 7/14/20

Los Angeles Times: Why is Warren Buffett, the ‘Oracle of Omaha,’ betting on a future with fossil fuels?, 7/9/20

UtilityDive: Regulators reject utility moves to recover revenue lost to COVID-19 as analysts, advocates see trend continuing, 7/7/20

Huffington Post: How Utility Companies Use Charitable Giving To Influence Policy, 7/6/20

The Guardian: Revealed: legislators’ pro-pipeline letters ghostwritten by fossil fuel company, 7/2/20

Energy News Network: Murray Energy bankruptcy still casts shadow on coal’s economic viability, 6/15/20

RTO Insider: Thousands oppose bid to undo net metering, 6/16/20

Energy News Network: What will Duke Energy’s climate report mean for North Carolina?, 6/15/20

Desert Sun: Solar experts: Proposal could ‘devastate’ industry 6/12/20

The Intercept: A powerful petrochemical lobbying group advanced anti-protest legislation in the midst of the pandemic, 6/7/20

Salon: Electric utilities called out for slow-walking switch from natural gas to clean renewable energy, 6/6/20

Energy News Network/Eye on Ohio: Utilities, gas industry coordinate to oppose Ohio village’s clean energy goal, 5/6/2020

LA Times: States are reopening from coronavirus shutdowns. What happens to frozen utility payments?, 5/22/20

Carolina Public Press: Anti-Duke Energy coalition of advocacy groups calls for range of reforms, 5/18/20

RTO Insider: FERC Extends Deadline in Net Metering Dispute, 5/6/20

Wall Street Journal: Utilities Investors Need to Watch Unpaid Bills, 5/4/20

PV Mag: Investor-owned utilities pay top executives millions — are they worth it?, 5/4/20

Greentech Media: 5 Key Threats for US Utilities as Earnings Season Kicks Off, 4/28/20

Michigan Radio: Utilities prepare for surge in customers unable to pay, 4/27/20

Rapid City Journal: McLaughin mayor says town had no choice but to disconnect family’s utilities, 4/11/20

UtilityDive: Xcel sells 720 MW gas plant less than 3 months after purchasing through unregulated subsidiary, 4/7/20

UtilityDive: BlackRock, Morgan Stanley to utilities: Tackle climate-related risks or lose market value, 4/6/20

RTO Insider: MISO Deepens Insights into Pandemic Impact, 4/3/20

HuffPost: She Begged For Mercy. The Utility Cut Her Elderly Parents’ Power Anyway, 3/31/20

UtilityDive: Wisconsin regulators launch investigation into COVID-19 related costs for utilities, 3/31/20

Sinclair Broadcast Group: Rent, credit cards, auto loans: Here’s who is offering relief, 3/27/20

Tucson.com: Tucson-area utilities halt shutoffs during coronavirus crisis, 3/25/20

Wyoming Public Media: Investigation Questions WY Transparency In Promoting Coal Interests Out Of State, 3/24/20

Colorado Sun: Wyoming coal interests funneled money, experts to influence Colorado PUC decision on closing parts of Pueblo plant, 3/24/20

HuffPost: A Utility Vowed To Stop Shutoffs. Advocates Say Hundreds May Still Lack Electricity, 3/24/20

Energy News Network: Ohio utilities commission order might stretch limits of emergency power, 3/20/20

Atlanta Business Chronicle: Georgia energy and gas companies suspend service disconnections during coronavirus outbreak, 3/16/20

Phoenix New Times: APS, SRP, and Phoenix Water Services Suspend Customer Shutoffs Over Coronavirus, 3/13/20

HuffPost: Utilities Face Pressure To Stop Shutting Off Services Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, 3/13/20

Energy News Network: How a longtime critic of clean energy became Ohio’s top utility regulator, 3/9/20

Columbus Dispatch: Ohio nuclear plants’ owner paid $1.9 million to help save $1 billion bailout, 3/6/20

Adapting To Fire: How Cities Can Enhance Resilience With Distributed Energy, 3/5/20

Energy News Network: Dark money dominated Ohio’s nuclear subsidy saga, 3/5/20

Eye on Ohio: Campaign contributions pay off for Ohio utilities and coal interests, 3/5/20

Palm Beach Post: Charities Take FPL money, back FPL rate hikes, 3/5/20

New York Times: A Trump Insider Embeds Climate Denial in Scientific Research, 3/2/20

Arizona Mirror: An appointed Corporation Commission would be more corruptible than an elected one, 2/27/20

Inside Climate News: A Michigan Utility Just Raised the Bar on Emissions-Cutting Plans, 2/27/20

Grist: Cities are starting to ban gas in buildings. Arizona’s not having it, 2/2 7/20

Virginia Mercury: Senator Pulls Bill to Give Carbon Allowances to Charles City Plants, 2/27/20

Phoenix New Times: Arizona House Passes Industry-Backed Pre-Emption Bill to Keep Natural Gas Flowing, 2/12/20

Arizona Republic: As cities in other states ban natural gas, Arizona lawmakers move to protect it, 2/12/20

Florida Phoenix: PAC report: Business lobby shares its wealth with Florida Cabinet members, 2/11/20

DeSmog: Newly Revealed Emails Highlight Coziness and Favors Between Local Officials, Jordan Cove LNG Backers, 2/6/20

Energy News Network: Coal industry group revives reliability argument to Ohio lawmakers 2/5/20

Wyofile: Governor’s office previewed controversial PSC letter, 2/4/20

Charlotte Business Journal: Why there’s a big fight brewing over Duke Energy’s power monopoly, 1/16/20

Deadline Detroit: Beware Of So-Called Detroit Activists Pocketing DTE Energy Donations, 1/14/20

New York Times: N.A.A.C.P. Tells Local Chapters: Don’t Let Energy Industry Manipulate You, 1/5/20

Salon: Fossil fuel knocks the wind out of renewable energy movement in Ohio, 1/5/20

Wisconsin State Journal: Appeals court strikes approval of Superior gas plant, cites need for environmental study, 12/24/19

The Intercept: Coal giant provided secret financing to group challenging climate lawsuits, 12/17/19

Albany Times-Union: National Grid Doesn’t Want Geothermal Developer to Have ‘Party’ Status in Pipeline Debate, 12/13/19

Daily Kos: Exposed: Ulterior Motives For Utilities’ Supposed Charity Spending (Spoiler, it’s not charity!), 12/12/19

Lexington County Chronicle: Utility Watchdog: Rate Money Buys Political Favors, 12/11/19

Detroit Metro Times: DTE Energy is quietly funding Detroit community leaders who publicly support the company, 12/10/19

Phoenix New Times: APS Used Backdoor Charitable Donations to Sway Regulators, Report Warns, 12/10/19

Energy News Network: Report links utilities’ charitable giving to organizations’ political support, 12/10/19

WIS News 10: Watchdog Report: Link between utilities charitable giving and political influence, 12/10/19

Greenwire: Industry clings to trade group as utilities abandon ship, 12/5/2019

Inside Climate News: Clean Economy Weekly 12/5/2019

S&P Global: US utilities race to slash emissions as ESG reporting takes off, 12/4/2019

Detroit News: Nonprofit boosting Consumers Energy’s candidates spent $12.9M, 12/2/2019

E&E News: Under pressure, 2 utilities ditch pro-coal trade group, 12/2/2019

PV Magazine: Shutting down the scammers: Petition filed over North Carolina utilities’ ‘unlawful’ use of ratepayer funds, 11/29/2019

Sludge: DLCC set up one-on-one meetings for lobbyists and lawmakers at summer conference, 11/27/2019

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Pa. legislators to fight Wolf’s carbon cap proposal with bills and a lawsuit, 11/19/2019

Albany Times-Union: National grid pushed officials to write letters for pipeline, 11/13/2019

The Intercept: Democratic sweep sets up confrontation with corporate giant that has loomed over Virginia politics for a century, 11/6/2019

The Intercept: PG&E spent millions on lobbying following bankruptcy, wining and dining legislators who sponsored bailout, 11/4/2019

Energy News Network: For Ohio farmers, wind turbine revenue helps take the sting out of a ‘bad’ year, 10/31/2019

Nonprofit Quarterly: Can Public Ownership of Utilities Help Address Climate Change? 10/29/2019

Teen Vogue: Publicly Owned Utilities Could Help Fight the Climate Crisis, 10/25/2019

Los Angeles Times: California ditched coal. The gas company is worried it’s next, 10/22/2019

WFPL (Louisville): Ky. Utility Regulators Weigh In On Trump Energy Plan At Behest Of Coal Lobby, 10/22/2019

UtilityDive: Duke VP likens gas plant buildout strategy to 15-year home mortgage on path to zero carbon, 10/18/2019

Alabama Political Reporter: Alabama PSC commissioners signed letter written by coal lobbying group, sent them to federal agency, 10/16/2019

WyoFile: Wyoming utility regulator copied, sent coal lobby letter 10/15/2019

InsideClimate News: Utilities Are Promising Net Zero Carbon Emissions, But Don’t Expect Big Changes Soon, 10/15/2019

The Miami Student: Petitioners supporting nuclear bailout target Miami students, 10/15/2019

Utility Dive: Coal group pressed state regulators to ask FERC for resilience action 10/14/2019

Bowling Green Daily News: TVA potentially cutting renewable program, 10/14/2019

Bloomberg News: Coal Industry Pushed State Regulators to Lobby for Power Rescue 10/12/2019

Mother Jones: PG&E Was Once Part of the Climate-Denial Machine That Helped Fuel California’s Blackout Crisis, 10/11/2019

Mother Jones: Dark Money Is Pouring in to Protect the “Worst Energy Policy in the Country”, 10/10/2019

Orlando Sentinel: Winter Park’s electricity price hikes show the city hasn’t planned for a more energy-efficient city | Editorial, 10/8/2019

E&E News: Meet the ‘NIMBY people’ trying to kill solar 10/03/2019

Dayton Daily News: Ohio AG investigates new allegations in fight over energy-bill referendum 10/03/2019

Bowling Green Daily News: WRECC still “reviewing” TVA 20-year contract, 9/28/2019

Montgomery Advertiser: Climate and change: How to decarbonize Alabama, 9/27/2019

Energy News Network: Who’s behind the Chinese conspiracy ads against Ohio’s nuclear referendum? 9/23/2019

New Republic: How Energy Companies Corrupt State Politics, 9/19/2019

Fast Company: It’s now cheaper to build new renewables than it is to build natural gas plants, 9/11/2019

Southeast Energy News: Controversial Louisiana proposal would change net metering program, 9/10/2019

Utility Dive: Arizona’s chief utility regulator pressures APS to cut political spending, 9/9/2019

PV Magazine: Louisiana regulators could give the green light to utilities to milk customers with solar, 9/9/2019

Columbus Fee Press: Update on Ohio House Bill 6, the bailout of  FirstEnergy’s Nuclear and Coal, 9/7/2019

RTO Insider: Ohio Nuke Ballot Petition Approved, 9/2/2019

Huffington Post: A Lobbyist-Tied Industry Group Was Behind Officials’ Letters of Support for Gas Project, 8/25/2019

12 News (Phoenix): Arizona regulators won’t release 3rd-party audit of APS, 8/21/2019

Co-op News: US electric co-op giant Tri-State promises a switch to renewables, 8/9/2019

News & Observer/Politifact: Fact check: Ad misleads about Dan McCready backing bill costing consumers $149 million, 8/8/2019

Fremont News Messenger: Community’s future brightens after legislature saves Davis-Besse, 8/6/2019 

Associated Press: Nuke plants’ rescue jolts conservatives, environmentalists, 8/2/2019

Raleigh News & Observer/Politifact: The controversial bill on Duke Energy rates, explained: How does it affect customers?, 8/2/2019

Columbus Dispatch: Editorial: The more you learn, the worse House Bill 6 looks, 8/2/2019

Think Progress: Trump’s big coal backers paid for a new tax to prop up outdated energy in Ohio, 8/1/2019

Climate Crocks: Picker losers: Ohio energy bill is a dumpster fire, 7/28/2019

Columbus Dispatch: FirstEnergy handed out $1 million in campaign cash before bailout vote, 7/28/2019

Vox: Ohio just passed the worst energy bill of the 21st century, 7/27/2019

The Economist: Can American utilities profit from the energy transition?, 7/27/2019

The Intercept: Ohio Republicans balked at a nuclear bailout, so the industry elected new Republicans — and walked away with $1.1 billion, 7/26/2019 

Cleveland Plain Dealer: Capitol Letter, 7/26/2019

Toledo Blade: Think tank: Nuclear plants’ bankrupt owner spent heavily for bailout, 7/24/2019

Florida Phoenix: Florida’s biggest coal plant is switching to natural gas. So why aren’t climate activists cheering?, 7/23/19

The Guardian: Berkeley became first US city to ban natural gas. Here’s what that may mean for the future, 7/23/19

Climatewire: In Colorado, a coal-heavy co-op offers a climate plan — and suspicions rise, 7/19/19

TiffinOhio.net: ‘Reineke failed’: Nuclear bailout bill without referendum amendment moves on to full Senate for vote, 7/17/19

Greentech Media: Georgia Power Boosts Plan for Renewables and Storage After Local Stakeholder Push, 7/16/19

The Lens (New Orleans): Entergy’s emissions reduction goals would yield higher emissions than it produced in 2017, 7/11/19

New York Times: Florida’s Utilities Keep Homeowners From Making the Most of Solar Power, 7/7/19

TiffinOhio.net: Reineke takes campaign checks from FirstEnergy Corp. before cosponsoring their bailout bill, 7/2/19

Energy News Network: Ohio wind setback lawsuit spurred bill to block similar legal challenges, 6/28/19

New York Times: As Coal Fades in the U.S., Natural Gas Becomes the Climate Battleground, 6/26/2019

Gizmodo: Another Top EPA Official Is Out Amid Ethics Scandal, 6/26/19

ecoRI News: Dirty Front Groups Endanger Planet’s Present and Future Health, 6/22/19

Columbia Law Review: Climate (Non)Disclosure, 6/22/19

DeSmog: Thousands of Fossil Fuel ‘Observers’ Attended Climate Negotiations: UNFCCC Data 2005-2018 for COP1-COP24, 6/21/19

Daily Kos: Utility AEP Knows Public Want Renewables, But Makes Them Pay For Coal Lobby Membership Anyway, 6/20/19

TiffinOhio.net: Afraid of change, or backed by special interests? The truth behind the fear-mongering Seneca Anti-Wind Union, 6/18/19

Energy News Network: As state negotiations falter, Line 5 backers ramp up public campaigns, 6/19/19

Inside Sources: Proposed Nuclear Bailouts in OH, PA Get Mixed Reactions From Industry, 5/24/2019

Plain Dealer: Nuclear bailout bill shows how big money can be put to work in the Ohio Statehouse, 5/23/19 

PV Magazine: California prevents utility from paying EEI dues with ratepayer funds, 5/21/19

Columbus Dispatch: Capitol Insider, 5/19/19

Louisville Public Media: LG&E/KU Customers Stuck Paying For Disbanded Trade Group, 5/15/2019

The Nation: The Energy Industry’s Secret Campaign to Get Us to Build More Power Plants, 5/14/19

Inside EPA: UARG’s Demise Shifts Focus To Utility Waste, Water Groups’ EPA Influence, 5/13/19

POWER Magazine: Utility Group Under Congressional Investigation Will Disband, 5/13/19

E&E News: TVA defends its role in trade group, 5/7/19

Columbus Dispatch: Consumers’ office says FirstEnergy amendment will lead to ‘price gouging,’ 5/7/2019

Louisville Public Media: Did Louisville Ratepayers Help Fund Anti-Solar Lobbying?, 5/1/2019

Daily Kos: Republican Ohio Rep: Starve The Poor So We Can Fund Nuclear Industry, 4/30/2019

Cincinnati Enquirer: Nuclear power companies have spent millions lobbying for subsidies. Should Ohio, other states bail them out?, 4/29/2019

Michigan NPR: Report warns Enbridge, DTE, part of pipeline “bubble” that could burst, 4/29/2019

ClimateWire: Free-market think tank fuels war against EVs, 4/29/2019

Arizona Daily Star: Tucson Electric Power draws scrutiny over ties to pro-coal advocacy group, 4/26/2019

DeSmog: Wined and Dined by Energy Industry Consultant, State Utility Regulators Met With Its Client, 4/24/2019

St. Louis Post-Dispatch: Congressional probe looks at lobbying group funded by Ameren, other utilities, 4/22/2019

Crain’s Cleveland Business: Why are Ohioans footing the bill for FirstEnergy? 4/21/2019

Politico Pro: Democrats look at utility dues to UARG, 4/17/2019

The Plain Dealer: FirstEnergy and its allies, seeking nuclear plant bailout, have spent millions on influence campaign, 4/16/2019

Columbus Dispatch: FirstEnergy Solutions bailout debate kicks off at Statehouse, 4/16/2019

Think Progress: Republicans push anti-wind bills in several states as renewables grow increasingly popular, 4/15/2019

Clean Cooperative: Tri-State executive involved with anti-Clean Air Act group since 2005, 4/13/2019

Beaver County (PA) Times: Report: FirstEnergy Solutions has paid millions to lobbying, public relations firms, 4/12/2019

Tampa Bay Times: Florida could soon bury more power lines. Customers might pick up the cost, 4/11/2019

Aberdeen News: Trump wrong about wind energy, 4/9/2019

Phoenix New Times: APS Documents Revealing Millions in Spending Leave Many Questions Unanswered, 4/4/2019

Arizona Republic: APS acknowledges spending millions to elect Corporation Commission members, after years of questions, 3/29/2019

Washington Post: Trump’s $100 trillion price tag for the Green New Deal may have come from a tweet, 3/21/2019

Mountain Journal: What’s up with the Green New Deal and what does it mean for the west?, 3/13/2019

DeSmog: Trump Budget for Renewables Slashed 70% Under Former Koch Insider’s Leadership, 3/13/2019

Arizona Republic: Price for public officials who break the law to do APS’s bidding? $225, 3/6/2019

AZ Capitol Times: Local elected officials face fines for opposition of Prop. 127, 3/5/2019

Arizona Republic: Arizona attorney general says 28 officials broke law by opposing clean-energy measure, 3/4/2019

PV Magazine: Fossils go hard after solar in Spotsylvania, 3/4/2019

Farmington (NM) Daily Times: Proposal to study CCS technology at San Juan Generating Station rejected by Senate panel, 3/4/2019

Santa Fe New Mexican: Lawmakers question carbon tech proposed in plan to keep San Juan plant running, 3/2/2019

Farmington (NM) Daily Times: Utility wins, for now, in bid to delay filing for San Juan Generating Station abandonment, 3/1/2019

Sandusky Register: Wind turbine syndrome full of hot air? 2/28/2019

PV Magazine: Milwaukee pushes back against We Energies’ monopoly, 2/18/2019

Energy News Network: Ohio clean energy groups will seek recusals from PUCO nominee, 2/13/2019 

Utility Dive: Ohio governor taps wind critic Randazzo as utility commission chair, 2/6/2019 

Columbus Business First: DeWine picks Columbus lawyer as new PUCO chairman, drawing praise and criticism, 2/6/2019

The Inquirer: Budweiser’s Super Bowl commercial featuring clydesdales and wind power draws big numbers online, 2/4/2019 

The Plain Dealer: Governor DeWine faces first major energy-related issue with PUCO commissioner appointment, 1/31/2019 

Michigan NPR: Consumers Energy agrees to stop dark money donations for two years, 1/29/2019

Energy News Network: Michigan regulators clamp down on utility’s political spending, 1/28/2019

Mother Jones/Huffington Post: Here’s How an FDR Works Project Could Become the Centerpiece of a Green New Deal, 1/24/2019

Climate Liability News: Utilities Knew: Report shows power industry studied climate change, stuck with coal, 1/16/2019 

E&E News: A Texas group that rejects warming is favored by Trump, 1/7/2019

TiffinOhio.net: New watchdog report exposes Seneca Anti-Wind Union’s ties to Big Coal, 12/13/2018

New Orleans Times Picayune: Entergy’s sponsorship of Cyndi Nguyen’s holiday parade raises questions, 12/11/2018

MotherJones: What qualifies you to become a top Trump energy regulator? Telling your son to deny climate change, 12/6/2018

RTO Insider: McNamee advances to Senate floor, 11/27/2018

PowerMarketsToday: Anti-renewables video muddies McNamee’s prospects, 11/26/2018

UtilityDive: Senate Dems seek to postpone McNamee FERC vote over video, 11/26/2018

UtilityDive: FERC nominee McNamee slams green groups, renewables in Feb. video, 11/21/2018 

UtilityDive: Vogtle in sight as money pours into Georgia regulator race,  11/2/2018

WABE: In The Races For Ga. Public Service Commission, More Attention — And Money, 10/23/2018

UtilityDive: Utility spending on major Republican groups outpaces Democrats over 2:1, EPI finds, 10/18/2018

Inside EPA: Wehrum met at former firm with former clients despite ethics pledge, 9/21/2018

The Guam Daily Post: Solar provider seeks answers ahead of net metering changes, 9/16/2018

RTO Insider: Democrats Call Out ‘Partisan’ Remarks by FERC Chief, 8/23/2018

Washington Examiner: Trump readies ‘military plan’ to save coal, 8/22/2018

Media Matters for America: Fox’s Tucker Carlson pushes misinformation about wind power, 8/20/2018

Think Progress: Trump reveals how little he knows about his coal and nuclear bailout plan, 8/20/2018

Think Progress: Murray Energy backs opposition to offshore Ohio wind farm, 8/6/2018 

Energy News Network: Complaint: utility-backed group in Michigan violates tax, campaign laws, 8/3/2018

UtilityDive: APS spends $11 million to keep 50% renewables measure off ballot, 7/18/2018

Greentech Media: Another study argues electric cars are bad for the environment. It’s demonstrably false, 7/18/2018

AL.com: Small electric systems challenge Alabama Power’s profits, request refunds, 6/28/18

Arkansas Business: Following the fueling opposition to Wind Catcher, 6/18/18 

PV Magazine: Arizona’s dirty energy politics, 6/14/18

Michigan Radio: Watchdog- Consumers Energy spends millions in dark money to defeat legislators, limit competition, 6/12/18

Think Progress: Kochs invest in company set to benefit from coal and nuclear bailout, 6/12/2018

Beaver County (PA) Times: Report: Energy lobbyist paid $1 million in bailout campaign, 6/6/2018

Greentech Media: The lobbying bills attached to FirstEnergy’s coal and nuclear emergency action, 6/5/2018

RTO Insider: More questions than answers for FERC, RTOs, 6/5/2018

Midwest Energy News: Michigan law gives activists new venue for holding utilities to pledges, 5/30/2018

DeSmog Blog: Koch-Backed and Anti-Renewable Energy Groups Wooing Interior Department Official, 5/23/2018

Miami Herald/Tampa Bay Times: Political spending by utilities has jumped, boosted by opposition to rooftop solar, 5/17/2017

Miami New Times: Florida’s Energy Companies Are Spending More Money Than Ever on Lobbying, 5/17/2018

KAUF: Wind Catcher opposition may have fossil fuel ties, 5/17/2018

NOLA Times-Picayune: Entergy opponents: ‘New Orleans residents were deprived of their rights’, 5/15/2018

Think Progress: New Orleans electric utility confirms people were paid to support its power plant, 5/11/2018

Utility Dive: Entergy says it had no knowledge of paid support for New Orleans gas plant, 5/11/2018

Michigan Campaign Finance Network: ‘It will send a message’: some of the first state senate ads of 2018 are funded by secret donors, 5/10/2018

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Georgia PSC election war chests helped by Georgia Power, affiliates, 5/9/2018

PV Magazine: New Orleans: Actors paid to oppose solar and wind, push for power plant, 5/7/2018

Chattanooga Times Free Press: TVA audit: Jet purchase not ‘cost effective’, 3/30/2018

Atlanta Journal Constitution: Watchdog group questions legality of Ga. PSC commissioner’s deleted texts, 3/29/2018

Utility Dive: Indiana governor taps Republican lawmaker for Utility Regulatory Commission, 3/27/2018

Midwest Energy News: Ohio lawmaker circulates study on theoretical turbine accidents, 3/23/2018

PV Magazine: Murray Energy’s war on clean energy in Ohio, 3/10/2018

Associated Press: Company Spends $2M Lobbying for Atlantic Pipeline, 3/8/2018

WABE Atlanta: Watchdog Group: Ga. Public Service Commissioner Too ‘Cozy’ With Ga. Power, 3/6/2018

Utility Dive: New Arizona renewable ballot initiative could spark utility opposition, 2/15/2018

The State: Dominion hires former SC Gov. Hodges as lobbyist as SCANA buyout heats up, 1/5/2018

The Post & Courier: Golf, Beaches and Power: How utilities wine and dine the public officials that set your rates, 12/31/2017

Utility Dive: Demand charges or ‘efficiency rates’? EEI wants a word change, 12/20/2017

Esquire: The Power Companies Are Ripping You Off, 12/15/2017

The Post & Courier: Power Failure: How utilities across the U.S. changed the rules to make big bets with your money, 12/10/2017

Vox: A moment of truth arrives for Rick Perry’s widely hated coal bailout, 12/11/2017

Bloomberg: Koch-Backed Business Group Splinters in Climate-Change Dispute, 12/8/2017

ThinkProgress: Koch-funded network targets New Hampshire’s renewable energy policies, 12/4/2017

Midwest Energy News: Secrecy surrounds pro-coal group eyeing Ohio wind cases, 12/4/2017

Hartford Courant: Critics Fault Eversource for proposing business fees be charged to ratepayers, 11/30//2017

Bloomberg: Koch-Funded Group Prods Trump’s EPA to Say Climate Change Not a Risk, 11/15/2017

ThinkProgress: Environmentalists just gained a new enemy in the fight against natural gas pipelines, 11/6/2017

Charleston Post & Courier: Two identical nuclear projects, one in Georgia and one in South Carolina. Only one survived, 10/29/2017

Vox: Rick Perry’s plan to subsidize coal and nuclear plants is bonkers, 10/4/2017

Miami New Times: Why Didn’t FPL Do More to Prepare for Irma?, 9/14/2017

Inside Climate News: Perry’s Grid Study Calls for Easing Pollution Rules on Power Plants, 8/24/2017

Miami New Times: Power Companies Pumped $166,400 to Florida Lawmakers Who Control Their Watchdog Group, 8/18/2017

ThinkProgress: Top utilities are spending a lot of money to elect Republican governors, 8/10/2017

The Guardian: Utilities companies won’t let you sell your own solar power. Why not?, 8/1/2017

High Plains Public Radio: For Decades, Texas Utilities Denied Knowing Effects Of Fossil Fuels On Environment, 7/26/2017

Scientific American: Watchdog Group: U.S. Electric Industry Knew of Climate Threat Decades Ago

InsideClimate News: Like Exxon, Utilities Knew about Climate Change Risks Decades Ago

New York Times: Rooftop Solar Dims Under Pressure From Utility Lobbyists

Midwest Energy News: Analysis: Ratepayers foot the bill for utilities’ push against rooftop solar

ThinkProgress: This is how the Kochs’ anti-renewable agenda becomes White House policy

New York Times: The Deep Industry Ties of Trump’s Deregulation Teams

UtilityDive: Report: Power customers’ ‘forced’ to fund EEI political activities

Texas Monthly: What Will Rick Perry’s Delayed Energy Grid Study Say?

Miami Herald: FPL drafted portions of bill that puts tough requirements on rooftop solar companies

Midwest Energy News: Advocates say industrial lobbyists play outsized role in blocking clean energy in Ohio

Washington Post: The Trump administration has a new energy buzzword

New York Times: Trump got nearly $1 million in energy-efficiency subsidies

ClimateWire: Staff wary but ready to work with Pruitt amid new email dump

Huffington Post: Scott Pruitt goes after critics, EPA in his first speech to the agency

Climate Crocks: Chamber of Commerce – “Hell to pay” if U.S. backtracks on climate

Santa Fe New Mexican: Reader View: A deceptive attack on rooftop solar

ClimateWire: Clean energy left out of new White House energy plan

PV-Magazine: Solar disappears down the memory hole on White House website

ClimateWire: Exxon lobbied against a $10 carbon tax in Mass.

TechCrunch: Trump’s manufacturing council includes Elon Musk, Michael Dell and Mark Fields

Gizmodo: A Brief Chat With Elon Musk About Climate Change, Rex Tillerson, and Donald Trump

Buzzfeed: Trump’s SEC Nominee Told Firms To Admit Climate Change Risks

International Business Times: Donald Trump and climate change: SEC nominee Jay Clayton works at firm that encourages companies to disclose their climate risks

MarketWatch: Trump’s SEC pick pushed clients to say more about climate-change risks

Climate Crocks: Trump appointee warned of climate impacts

Inside Climate News: Rex Tillerson’s record on climate change – Reality vs rhetoric

Vox: Ohio clean energy standards are toast unless Gov. John Kasich steps in to save them

Columbus Business First: PUCO’s Howard Petricoff faced confirmation obstacles from the start, emails show

Grist: 5 lessons activists can learn from Florida’s successful ballot fight to defend solar

UtilityDive: Florida’s Amendment 1 defeat shows why solar won’t be stopped, Trump or no Trump

Tampa Bay Times: Power surge: Utilities dump another $3.5 million into Amedment 1

Tampa Bay Times: After leaked recording, solar amendment campaign scrubs its web pages

Miami Herald: Insider reveals deceptive strategy behind Florida’s solar amendment

Fox 4 Fort Myers, FL: Experts say solar amendment is misleading, not pro-solar

ABC 7 Sarasota, FL: Solar Amendment Summary

Grist: Why is this liberal congresswoman spreading anti-solar arguments?

Washington Post: Vote delayed on Hogan nominee accused of feeding information to governor’s staff

The Baltimore Sun: Gov. Hogan’s nominee to utility regulator faces Senate grilling over emails

NUVO: The fight over Indiana’s Access to Public Records Act 

The Guardian: Nevada’s solar workers and customers reel as new rules ‘shut down’ industry

Florida Center for Investigative Reporting: Big Energy Pours $1.9 Million Into Anti-Solar Group

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FOIA documents reveal that industry demands were directly reflected in bogus DOE coal bailout plans

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Florida Utilities Pour $3.5 Million More Into Anti-Solar Amendment 1

Utility-funded PAC caught attempting more “political jiu-jitsu”

Special Interests Behind Anti-Solar Ballot Initiative Consumers for Smart Solar

Clean Power Plan Published – Here Is The Utility Industry’s Strategy To Overturn It

Ohio Energy Study Committee Relied Upon Flawed Testimony

Fossil Fuel-Funded ALEC Behind Attack Colorado Renewable Energy Standard

Beacon Hill Institute EPA Attack Funded Through Richard Berman Front Group