Tag: NextEra Energy

John Oliver explains utility scandals
Last Week Tonight explains how utilities harm customers and the climate, with little accountability due to influence over regulators.

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’...

Florida Power & Light $1.53 billion rate hike settlement includes new fossil gas investments
Ratepayers to fund $20 million in dues for political trade associations

Major investors find electric utilities are not on track to meet decarbonization goals
Electric utilities are failing to align their businesses with the Paris climate agreement goals and investors’ expectations, according to a new scorecard of major emitting companies. The Climate Action 100+...

Investigation revealed NextEra’s inside track for JEA, coordination with Curry Administration
NextEra Energy and associates of Jacksonville Mayor Lenny Curry coordinated, likely giving NextEra an advantage over other bidders for the purchase of city-owned utility JEA, according to a report released...

Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan
“Net-zero” goals proliferate, but speed, integrity of commitments varies greatly

Pollution Payday: analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities
While the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. economy, leaving millions of Americans struggling to afford their utility bills, the top executives for those utilities continue breaking their own records...

Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities
While the coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. economy, leaving millions of Americans struggling to afford their utility bills, the top executives for those utilities continue breaking their own records...

Utility Front Group Sparks Attack on Florida Rooftop Solar Amid Ongoing COVID Crisis
Attack led by Florida legislator who has accepted over $20,000 from utilities in political contributions