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Bloomberg: Amazon Bets $150 Billion on Data Centers Required for AI Boom, 3/28/2024

Lagniappe: In the Matrix — Auburn University pays $1 million a year to controversial firm, 3/25/2024

Arkansas Times: Heads we win, tails you lose: How Entergy customers pay for the company’s mistakes, 3/20/2024

PV Magazine: Group challenges anti-renewables messaging of 50-state policy network, 3/12/2024

American Prospect/Sierra Magazine: Climate-Science Deniers, Right-Wing Think Tanks, and Fossil Fuel Shills Are Plotting Against the Clean Energy Transition, 3/12/2024

Energy News Network: “Holy mackerel!” Emails shine light on money-losing coal plants, 3/12/2024

RTO Insider: MISO Estimates 2023 Member Savings Near $5B, 3/11/2024

Tampa Bay Times: Why Florida doesn’t have wind energy, but lawmakers want to curb it anyway. 3/4/2024

Mother Jones and Floodlight: Utility Fraud and Corruption Are Threatening the Clean Energy Transition, 3/1/2024

Planet Detroit: The battle against Michigan power outages yields little accountability, 3/1/2024

Florida Pheonix: By deleting mention of climate change, Florida legislators try to hide from the problem, 2/29/2024

States Newsroom: Lawmakers across the U.S. seek to curb utility spending on politics, ads and more extras, 2/27/2024

WBHM and Birmingham Watch: 4 Factors Besides Cold Weather That Explain Expensive Winter Power Bills, 2/23/2024

Grist: 8 states move to ban utilities from using customer money for lobbying, 2/22/2024

Tampa Bay Times: Could Florida electric bills go up because of a fuel made from manure? 2/21/2024

Public News Service: FirstEnergy abandons interim clean energy goals to address climate change, 2/21/2024

Flat Water Press: Public safety, economic opportunity, China: Renewable energy debate runs hot in Nebraska, 2/16/2024

Capitol News Illinois: In Illinois, Customers Pay for Utilities’ Lawyers and Corporate Donations. Advocates Want to Change That, 2/16/2024

Cleantechnica: The Battle Over Where To Put Renewable Energy Resources Comes To Rural Michigan, 2/15/2024

Miami Herald: Bill could boost Florida’s ‘renewable’ fuel industry. Critics say it will cost consumers, 2/14/2024

RTO Insider: Entergy States Debut Long-range Tx Cost Allocation Proposal, MISO Members Unconvinced, 2/14/2024

Bloomberg: FirstEnergy Scraps 2030 Climate Goal in Rare Embrace of Coal, 2/9/2024

Planet Detroit: Who’s behind a ballot initiative to repeal Michigan’s renewable energy siting laws?, 2/8/2024

Detroit News: Consumers Energy-backed group made big donations to Democrats before energy law rewrite, 2/5/2024

Charleston-Gazette Mail: PSC misleads on FirstEnergy lobbying audit, 1/30/2024

Knox Pages: Open Source: Who is funding Knox Smart Development?, 1/18/2024

Energy News Network: How a Koch-linked group stalled a bipartisan Ohio energy efficiency bill at the last minute, 1/10/2024

The Guardian: Power companies paid civil rights leaders in the US south. They became loyal industry advocates, 1/9/2024

CT Mirror: New year, new chapter in long fight over CT’s utility regulator, 1/2/2024

The Guardian: Revealed: US utility firms offer builders cash and trips to fit new homes with gas appliances, 12/21/2023

Arkansas Times: Why did Arkansas accept a deal with Entergy 15 months after rejecting the very same offer?, 12/20/2023

E&E News: W.Va. governor’s efforts to save coal plant raise conflict-of-interest concerns, 12/20/2023

Energy News Network: Anonymously funded group stokes local opposition to Ohio solar project, 12/18/2023

Planet Detroit: Republicans and Democrats want community solar. Why won’t Michigan legislators enable it?, 12/6/2023

Charleston Gazette-Mail: ‘Get back every dollar’: FirstEnergy’s WV ties in bribery scandal loom as audit advances, 12/2/2023

Ohio Capital Journal: Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted subpoenaed in civil suit over bailout scandal, 11/29/2023

Wall Street Journal: Environmentalists Face Off Against Environmentalists Over Offshore Wind Projects, 11/28/2023

Detroit Free Press: Democrats’ clean energy legislation sets up battle over local land use control, 11/22/2023

E&E News: Michigan’s big climate package angers environmental justice advocates, 11/17/2023

Grist: Michigan wants 100 percent of its electricity to be clean by 2040, 11/15/2023

New Republic: The Latest Culture War Starts With Dead Whales, 11/15/2023

Energy News Network: Coal company got big payback from HB 6, 11/13/2023

Charleston Gazette-Mail: Targeted items in PSC-ordered audit of Mon Power and Potomac Edison lobbying expenses being revealed, 11/9/2023

Washington Post: Democrats win big in Virginia and New Jersey despite fossil fuel ads, 11/9/2023

Inside Climate News: Michigan Poised to Join States Requiring 100 Percent Clean Electricity, 11/7/2023

NJ.com: N.J.’s major offshore wind plans just imploded. Why it matters, what happens next, 11/1/2023

E&E News: Is gas ‘clean’? States rebrand energy to meet electricity targets, 10/27/2023

Insider NJ: LD-11 Flashpoint: Oil Money, Hot Air, Fast Ships, and Dead Whales, 10/25/2023

Daily Kos: Republican Anti-Offshore Wind Group Received Huge Fossil Fuel Industry Funding In First Half Of 2023, 10/25/2023:

CREW: FEC investigation spurred by CREW complaint reveals Ohio dark money secrets, 10/17/2023

Ohio Capital Journal: Big investors continue to accuse FirstEnergy of hiding behind its lawyers, 10/11/2023

Energy News Network: How efforts to restrict democracy in Ohio also make it harder to fight climate change, 10/5/2023

Vox: The propane industry’s weird obsession with school buses, explained, 10/5/2023

Energy News Network: HB6 updates: A new bill and fuzzy math, 9/26/2023

CT Examiner: Threatened with Funding Loss, Southern Connecticut Dean Promises Support for UI Rate Hike, 9/19/23

Macon Telegraph: Georgia is generating more solar power. Getting it where it needs to go is a major challenge, 9/18/2023

Energy News Network: ‘Falsified’ public comments loom over Ohio state parks drilling decisions, 9/18/2023

Commonwealth Magazine: Utilities need to stop building natural gas infrastructure, 9/13/2023

KTVN-Reno 2News: NV Energy Customer Complaints Exposed By Watchdog Group, 9/8/2023

Charleston Gazette-Mail: PSC chooses firm to audit Mon Power and Potomac Edison lobbying expenses, 9/4/2023

Hartford Courant: Lawmakers: What’s the hullabaloo on electric rates and what does it mean for you?, 9/1/2023

Planet Detroit: New settlement agreement aims to put spotlight on DTE-linked dark money, 8/28/2023

CT Post: UI’s weird hard sell for a $131M rate hike, 8/28/2023

CT Insider: Utility union in crossfire as UI electric rate battle reaches climax, 8/24/2023

CT Examiner: As State Regulators Near a Decision on Penalizing United Illuminating, Public Sparring Heats Up, 8/23/2023

Boston Globe: Once seen as opponents to climate action, utilities and the business community are making changes. Is that a sign the tides are turning?, 8/23/2023

Charleston Gazette-Mail: PSC staff recommends firm to audit FirstEnergy utilities’ lobbying expenses, 8/17/2023

Worcester Telegram Gazette: Natural gas line clears way for 1.1 million-square-foot warehouse in Douglas. Some not pleased, 8/16/2023

AL.com: Power company’s proposed land grab dares offend our rights, 8/13/2023

Tone Madison: How Wisconsin’s largest power company lobbies legislators to stall a clean energy transition, 8/10/2023

Inforum: Potential for rural electric co-ops to tap millions for renewables projects, 8/9/2023

Energywire: Colorado gas rule ignites debate over pace of electrification, 8/8/2023

Wisconsin Public Radio: ‘A revolving door’: Former Wisconsin utility regulator was recently hired by transmission utility, 8/4/2023

Colorado Public Radio: Xcel Energy’s latest climate plan sparks a heated fight over heat pumps, 8/2/2023

The Boston Globe: Massachusetts is phasing out natural gas. Why is it expanding in Douglas?, 7/26/2023

NY Focus: New Bill Would Block Utilities From Lobbying at Customers’ Expense, 7/24/2023

WUSF Public Media: Energy companies were behind some bills filed in Tallahassee this year, public records show, 7/19/2023

WFAE/Charlotte’s NPR: How the home building industry got a bill to delay new energy efficiency standards in NC, 7/17/2023

The Intercept: Energy Company Plotted Gas Plant In Small Pennsylvania Town – But No One Told Residents, 7/17/2023

Winston-Salem Journal: ‘Puppet of the industry’: Critics blast building code bill sponsor’s ties to construction lobby, 7/7/2023

Maine Public: New law creates more transparency on utilities’ political spending, 7/7/2023

Energy News Network: Hydrogen, nuclear among winners in last-minute changes to Ohio budget bill, 7/6/2023

QuadReport: Larry Householder’s New House, 7/3/2023

Capital & Main: New Mexico Energy Transition Proposal Would Violate Ban on ‘Fossil Fuel Development’, 6/30/2023

New York Times: A $60 Million Bribe. A $1.3 Billion Bailout. A 20-Year Prison Sentence., 6/29/2023

Politico: DeSantis signs bill that critics say could lead to higher water rates, 6/26/2023

Kleinman Center for Energy Policy: Unmasking Dark Money: How Fossil Fuel Interests Can Undermine Clean Energy Progress, 6/20/2023

Washington Post: Three states just barred utilities from charging customers for lobbying, 6/21/2023

WPLN: TVA proposes another methane gas plant, this time just outside Nashville, 6/16/2023

The Progressive Magazine: Renewable Energy Threatens Utility Profiteers, 6/15/2023

Planet Detroit: Dismay as Michigan hands out millions of dollars in ‘low carbon’ grants for gas projects, 6/15/2023

The American Prospect: Sempra Pushes to Expand Pacific Pipelines for Gas Export, 6/2/2023

The Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA): ‘They have an army of lobbyists:’ Natural gas company TC Energy lobbied Black preachers and city officials for support, 6/1/2023

NC Newsline: Behind the scenes of an energy bill, propane and natural gas interests run a full-court press, 5/31/2023

The Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA): They live in a neighborhood with a natural gas compressor station. It’s about to double its output, 5/24/2023

Ohio Capital Journal: Judge slams former Ohio regulator for not giving details about how he spent $4.3M in utility money, 5/18/2023

Energy News Network/Eye on Ohio: How Randazzo spent millions from FirstEnergy, 5/17/2023

NY Focus: Are Your Gas Bills Paying For the Campaign Against Banning Gas?, 5/17/2023

Cleveland.com: Super PAC ratchets up pressure on fight to make constitutional amendments harder, 4/28/2023

WPLN: The Tennessee legislature blocked climate action this year — again. And other environmental bills you may have missed, 4/28/2023

E&E News, EnergyWire: Solar to gas stoves: What to know about DeSantis and energy, 4/27/2023

Bloomberg: An Oregon City Banned Natural Gas. The Gas Company Fought Back, 4/25/2023

The Progress-Index (Petersburg, VA): Petersburg and Prince George could see more pollutants coming from the natural gas compressor station, 4/20/2023

Energy News Network: Eye on Utilities: Delay, delay and more delay, 4/17/2023

Semafor: Ron DeSantis’s climate contradictions, 4/7/2023

Cleveland.com: Householder: Broken Government – how dark money’s tentacles tipped the scales for Householder and targeted Cleveland Public Power, 4/2/2023

Detroit News: DTE faces looming storm on its political spending amid outage outrage, 4/2/2023

The Guardian: Harvard professor’s fossil fuel links under scrutiny over climate grant, 4/1/2023

Planet Detroit: DTE, Consumers aim to spend taxpayers’ ‘low carbon’ money on gas, 3/30/2023

Charleston Gazette-Mail: PSC orders audit of Mon Power, Potomac Edison lobbying expenses, 3/28/2023

NJ Spotlight News: JCP&L to pay back customers after audit, 3/23/2023

High Country News: The natural gas pushback, 3/21/2023

Vox: The gas stove wars are far from over, 3/21/2023

Gas Outlook: Are hydrogen blending and RNG climate solutions?, 3/21/2023

WPLN: Is natural gas ‘clean energy’? Tennessee lawmakers want you to think so, 3/15/2023

Grist: Ohio politicians found guilty in $60 million utilities bribery scandal, 3/10/2023

Vox: Meet the gas stove influencer sponsored by the propane industry, 3/10/2023

Utility Dive: Opinion – FERC must ensure that customer funds are only used to benefit customers and not political activities, 3/9/2021

NY Focus: Fossil Fuel Companies Enlist Customers to Fight New York’s Climate Law, 3/7/2023

Jacobin: Ron DeSantis Is Helping Utility Companies Keep Floridians in the Dark, 3/6/2023

Deutsche Welle (DW): US: Anti-renewable groups target whale deaths, 3/6/2023

Inside Climate News: The Fossil Fuel Industry’s Own Poll Found Most New Yorkers Support a Gas Ban in New Buildings, 3/3/2023

WXYZ Detroit (ABC): Will DTE’s campaign cash impact how lawmakers respond to power outages?, 3/1/2023

Reuters: Incoming Florida utility chief’s priority: no more scandals, 2/28/2023

Washington Post: Maryland governor taps gas industry official to help regulate gas industry, 2/27/2023

Charlestown Gazette-Mail: Utility lobbying supporting WV lawmaker meals and costly energy status quo, 2/25/2023

Detroit Free Press: 700K power outages in Michigan likely restored by Sunday — barring weather, 2/24/2023

Capital B: Utility Bills and Shutoffs Are Rising. Here Are a Few Tips to Protect Yourself, 2/23/2023

Salem News: Ryan’s new position brings controversy, 2/21/2023

MLive: Utilities should report money spent on lobbying, Michigan attorney general says, 2/21/2023

Maine Public Radio: Maine’s cold snap didn’t knock out heat pumps, 2/14/2023

The Lever: The Corporate Campaign To Greenwash Natural Gas, 2/14/2023

Ohio Capital Journal: Householder corruption trial: Regulator sent resume to utility he was regulating, 2/13/2023

Distilled/Heated: Meet the Man Fueling Clean Energy Opposition in the Midwest, 2/9/2023

Eye on Ohio/Energy News Network: Householder trial: New evidence shows depth of long-suspected scheme, 2/9/2023

Opelika Auburn News: Big profits, big bills: Alabamians pay some of the nation’s highest electricity costs, 2/7/2023

Washington Post: Heat pumps are defying Maine’s winters and oil industry pushback, 2/7/2023

Illinois Public Media: What’s behind the big number of utility shutoffs in Illinois?, 2/6/2023

The Exponent: ‘Dark money’ groups aided Ohio lawmakers in defining natural gas as ‘green,’ watchdog group reveals, 2/6/2023

Charleston-Gazette Mail: WV fails to investigate FirstEnergy while other states dig, 2/4/2023

St. Louis Public Radio: Consumer advocates fear Ameren Missouri rate hike would burden low-income customers, 2/2/2023

Washington Post: The gas industry is under fire. It’s hiring Democratic politicians to help, 2/2/2023

WKYC: Explaining the FirstEnergy bribery scandal as the Larry Householder trial continues, 2/2/2023

Washington Informer: Utilities Disconnected Maryland Households’ Power Over 70,000 Times Last Year, Report Says, 2/1/2023

AZ Mirror: Southwest Gas recruited elected officials to back its rate increase, records show, 1/31/2023

CBS News: Utilities are cutting off power to millions of Americans amid rising energy costs, 1/31/2023

Baltimore Sun: Consumer utility shutoffs have gown into a crisis in Maryland and across U.S., report finds, 1/31/2023

Michigan Radio: Watchdog group says DTE Energy is one of nation’s worst for shutting off power to customers, 1/31/2023

Chicago Sun-Times: Utility shutoffs for nonpayment soar across Illinois and the Chicago area, 1/30/2023

Detroit Metro Times: DTE Energy left more than 128,000 customers without power in 2022, 1/30/2023

The Guardian: US utilities shut off power to millions amid record corporate profits – report, 1/30/2023

Bloomberg: US Utility Shutoffs Climbed Last Year on Higher Energy Costs, 1/30/2023

Charleston-Gazette Mail: WV links to FirstEnergy bribery scandal in Ohio surface in other probes, 1/28/2023

Miami New Times: Florida Power & Light CEO Eric Silagy Retires in Wake of Matrix Consultant Scandal, 1/25/2023

Grid: An Ohio law defining natural gas as ‘green energy’ — and backed by dark money — lays out the next battle in the climate wars, 1/23/2023

Charleston-Gazette Mail: PSC not following other states investigating potential FirstEnergy ratepayer impacts from Ohio bribery scandal, 1/21/2023

Today in Ohio: Mike DeWine and Matt Huffman weigh in on declaring natural gas — a fossil fuel — to be green energy, 1/19/2023

ABC6: We asked five people what they will be watching for in the Householder trial, 1/19/2023

Cleveland.com: Ohio GOP leadership shrugs off dark money behind bill rebranding gas as ‘green energy,’ 1/18/2023

Cleveland.com: Lobbying, ‘dark money’ were behind Ohio law rebranding natural gas as ‘green energy,’ records show, 1/17/2023

Washington Post: How dark money groups led Ohio to redefine gas as ‘green energy’, 1/17/2023

Minneapolis Star Tribune: Minnesota DFLers push bills for carbon-free electricity by 2040, 1/12/2023

Energy News Network: Massachusetts climate advocates say the fight over renewable gas isn’t over yet, 1/12/2023

New York Times: The New Soldiers in Propane’s Fight Against Climate Action: Television Stars, 1/11/2023

The Guardian: Group aiming to sabotage Whitmer’s Covid policies funded by dark money, 1/10/2023

Dakota Free Press: Lewandowski Lied About Working as Lobbyist for Coal-Power Company, 1/9/2023

Planet Detroit: Study finds biogas is no silver bullet in Michigan’s climate woes, 1/5/2023

Energy News Network: Cleveland pilot project provides rooftop solar for low-income residents, 1/3/2023

Richland Source: DeWine announces nominee to lead Ohio EPA, 12/28/2022

NPR/Floodlight: She was an ABC News producer. She also was a corporate operative, 12/21/2022

NPR/Floodlight: In the Southeast, power company money flows to news sites that attack their critics., 12/19/222

Huffington Post: Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Idaho Officials Copy-Pasted A Fossil Fuel Industry Letter, 12/15/2022

Boston Globe: Scientific journal investigating UMass hydrogen study after revelations of gas industry influence, 12/14/2022

Grist: In Louisiana, an electoral upset could mean a breakthrough for renewables, 12/13/2022

Energy News Network: Ohio ‘green’ natural gas bill motivated by ESG investing concerns, lawmaker says, 12/12/2022

Planet Detroit: Public frustration with DTE is growing. So are its charitable and political spending, 12/8/2022

Energy News Network/Eye on Ohio: Eye on Utilities: Householder trial set to begin next month, 12/7/2022

NPR: The U.S. wants to slash carbon emissions from power plants. Natural gas is in the way, 12/5/2022

Winston-Salem Journal: ‘Such a paradox’: Walmart, as a customer, says Duke’s carbon plan falls short, 12/4/2022

The Intercept: Fossil fuel funded Super PAC eyes $11.5 million spending operation for Herschel Walker in final days, 12/1/2022

Boston Globe: Study touting hydrogen — a technology favored by gas firms — was funded by gas interests, e-mails show, 11/17/2022

Cleveland.com: Natural gas-linked super PAC drops $1 million backing Republicans, 11/02/2022

Minneapolis Star Tribune: Minnesota aims for lower carbon emissions, yet its natural gas network keeps growing, 10/26/22

Energy News Network: Eye on Utilities: Will HB 6 impact the 2022 election?, 10/25/2022

Cleveland.com: House Bill 6: Meet the lesser-known FirstEnergy officials accused of ties to the largest bribery, 10/21/2022

What are public utility commissions? A beginner’s guide, 10/12/2022

The Guardian: How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities, 10/10/2022

Eye on Ohio: Eye on Ohio’s utilities: All hush, hush, 9/20/2022

Cleveland Business Journal: FirstEnergy CEO Steven Strah abruptly retires, interim leader named, 9/15/2022

Orion Magazine: Defiant Energy: How the American electric utility industry pushed climate denial, doubt, and delay, 9/14/2022

Florida Times-Union: Former Matrix partners mend rift, but secrets and tension between FPL, Southern Co. linger. 9/8/2022

The Atlantic: It Wasn’t Just Oil Companies Spreading Climate Denial, 9/7/2022

Memphis Commercial Appeal: MLGW wants to stay with TVA. Will the Memphis City Council let it sign a 20-year deal?, 9/1/2022

WPLN: Memphis may leave TVA to reduce costs and carbon. That could raise bills in Nashville, 8/30/2022

NPR: Renewable energy is maligned by misinformation. It’s a distraction, experts say, 8/26/2022

Washington Examiner: Water risks for fossil fuel plants from Colorado River shortage, 8/26/2022

NPR: Drought threatens coal plant operations — and electricity — across the West, 8/26/2022

Grist: Will the Inflation Reduction Act jumpstart carbon capture?, 8/22/2022

Ohio Capitol Journal: Texts, calendars, emails link DeWine to FirstEnergy’s bribery scandal, 8/15/2022

The American Prospect: Corn Ethanol Investors Poised to Profit From Inflation Reduction Act, 8/11/2022

WPLN: The first U.S. climate bill will make renewable energy easier, and cheaper, for TVA, 8/8/2022

Eye on Ohio/Energy News Network: Regulators’ foot-dragging on public records hides the full story behind Ohio’s utility corruption scandal, 8/8/2022

Richmond Times-Dispatch: Virginia official lobbied for gas project his agency will consider, 8/5/2022

Energy News Network: Giving back? Charities laud Columbia Gas in $212 rate increase case, 8/1/2022

AP: Climate disinformation leaves lasting mark as world heats, 7/28/2022

Minneapolis Star Tribune: CenterPoint’s CEO rings up big payday; shareholders, Minnesota customers have reservations, 7/23/2022

Houston Chronicle: CenterPoint’s Lesar tops list of Houston’s best-paid corporate executives in male-dominated lineup, 7/11/2022

Public News Service: Watchdogs: Natural Gas Customers in MN Not Getting Fair Shake, 7/11/2022

Gizmodo: Utility-Backed Republicans May Have Gerrymandered Against One Democrat, 7/6/2022

Charleston Gazette-Mail: Supreme Court siding with WV against EPA unlikely to stop coal’s long decline, 7/2/2022

The Guardian: How the gas industry aims to rebrand as ‘clean’ energy to appeal to Black and Latino voters, 6/30/2022

Los Angeles Times: Is a Michigan energy firm using dark money to influence California’s climate plans?, 6/23/22

Ohio Capital Journal: FirstEnergy fired its CEO amid bribery scandal but let him keep millions, documents show, 6/23/2022

Public News Service: Power Politics: Incumbent Triumphs Despite Opposition from Utility, 6/16/2022

S&P Global: Southern knew of climate risks before funding pro-fossil fuel campaigns – report, 6/9/2022

WABE: Southern Company spent millions on misinformation despite climate change warnings, report finds, 6/9/2022

Gizmodo: Southern Company Knew About Climate Change for Decades While Funding Climate Denial, Report Finds, 6/8/2022

The Guardian: Warned of ‘massive’ climate-led extinction, a US energy firm funded crisis denial ads, 6/8/22

WEMU: The search for more accountability in America’s utility industry, 6/3/22

The New York Times: How a Florida Power Project Flew Under the Regulatory Radar. 5/31/22

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

Evansville Courier & Press: CenterPoint shareholders voted ‘no’ on $37.8M in CEO compensation, but he’ll still get paid, 4/25/22

Houston Chronicle: CenterPoint shareholders rebuke CEO David Lesar’s $38 million compensation, 4/22/22

Evansville Courier & Press: CenterPoint CEO earns millions as Evansville-area residents’ heating bills double, 4/20/22

WEHT: CenterPoint Energy CEO salary at the forefront of discussion for customers, 4/19/22

Houston Chronicle: As rates rise for customers, CenterPoint CEO David Lesar’s compensation triples, 4/19/22

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

Planet Detroit: Is ‘renewable natural gas’ a real option to power Michigan? Consultant with ties to DTE and Consumers hired by regulators to help decide, 2/10/22

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

S&P Global: Path to net-zero: Progress by US utilities ‘too slow’, 12/16/21

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

ILSR: Colorado Law Creates Transparency at Rural Electric Co-ops

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


Press Releases

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

Florida PSC Nominating Council Set to Interview and Vote on Finalists

UtilitySecrets.org, a new site from EPI and Center for Media and Democracy

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

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