Results for: first energy
Alliance For Michigan Power
[…] affordable, and sustainable electricity is vital to Michigan’s future.” The group originated from Michigan Energy First. Michigan Energy First incorporated in December 2014 and filed documents less than a...
Coal and water conflicts in the American West
[…] western states will be forced to reduce water diversions from the Colorado River for the first time this year. With several coal plants scheduled to close over the next...
Michigan utilities’ front groups begin misleading ad campaigns ahead of a vote on energy legislation
[…] Power and Consumers Energy’s Citizens for Energizing Michigan’s Economy appear to be coordinating for the first time in recent years. Together, the advertisements target Democratic Representatives John Cherry, Jim...
Lignite Energy Council shouldn’t be funded by utility ratepayers, Minnesota Attorney General argues
[…] on promoting North Dakota’s coal industry. There are two issues with the LEC dues. The first is that LEC is an organization that supports North Dakota’s $18 billion lignite...
Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits
[…] individuals who made public comments voiced their support for the company and its IRP. The first speaker at the public hearing was Jane Garcia of Latin Americans for Social...
Heartland Institute
[…] Energy Portfolio Standard, and Governor Earl Tomblin signed the bill in February. While this new law makes West Virginia the first state to fully repeal a renewable energy standard, the West Virginia statute did not actually require renewable...
New Michigan front group with connections to DTE Energy launches ahead of the elections
[…] registered in May as a new entity associated with a 501(c)(4) organization called Michigan Energy First, which is led by a DTE vice president and lobbyist. The new entity...
As Customers Struggled, Utility CEOs’ Pay Spiked Last Year
[…] 2023. Sempra Energy paid CEO Jeffrey Martin the second-highest compensation, with $27 million, followed by FirstEnergy CEO Brian Tierney, who took home $26 million. PG&E CEO Patricia Poppe rounded...
Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets
[…] lawmakers, customers, and investors interested in seeing the power sector continue its trend of decarbonization. FirstEnergy announced in early 2024 that it abandoned its interim emissions goal in order...
Daniel Simmons: New head of EERE worked for groups that tried to “eliminate” it
[…] of greenhouse transferable credits as a tool for environmental policy or regulation. ALEC wasn’t the first stop in Simmons’ career. Before that he worked at the Mercatus Center and...