Tag: avangrid
As Rate Case Approached, Avangrid’s CEO Tried to Improperly Influence CT’s Utility Regulator, Documents Allege
Shortly before requesting a substantial rate increase in August of 2022, the CEO of Avangrid, which owns gas and electric utilities in Connecticut, tried to improperly influence the state’s top...
Avangrid Behind Political Campaign Against CT Utility Regulator
Connecticut utility United Illuminating, a subsidiary of Avangrid, is behind a political campaign targeting a draft decision by state regulators rejecting its requested rate hike. UI has mobilized its own...
New Yorkers for Affordable Energy
New Yorkers for Affordable Energy New Yorkers for Affordable Energy (NY4AE) is a front group whose utility company members include National Grid, Avangrid, Central Hudson, and National Fuel. The group, which advocates...
NextEra spent $20 million to “ban” clean energy transmission project in Maine
Voters in Maine approved “Question 1” on the November ballot, in an effort to ban a 145 mile transmission line needed to carry hydropower from Quebec to help meet Massachusetts’...
How Central Maine Power killed a popular pro-rooftop solar bill
Central Maine Power used its money and political influence to kill a pro-rooftop solar bill that was supported by a majority of state legislators, with the help of Governor Paul...