Tag: Ohio
Tom Stacy: A top anti-wind activist who got paid by a fossil fuel funded group
Tom Stacy once staked the credibility of his Ohio-based anti-wind power group on a claim that they had received “zero dollars and zero cents” from the energy industry, but that...
A Trump adviser’s emails shed light on a shadowy anti-clean energy network
Emails sent and received by Travis Fisher, an outgoing senior Trump administration official at the Department of Energy, shed light on a murky anti-clean energy network with ties to the...
Poll: Americans support net metering and solar, despite utilities’ attacks
A new poll has again found majority support for net metering and increasing solar power among Americans from across the political spectrum, despite years of attacks from the utility industry....
AEP proposes to hike fixed charges in latest affront to low income customers
AEP Ohio’s proposal to increase fixed charges would hurt low-income customers, the same people this powerful electric utility pretends to represent when it attacks clean energy policies, and fits into...
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Ohio House debates renewable energy and misinformation abounds
The Ohio House of Representatives just debated and passed another bill to rollback the state’s renewable energy portfolio standard. Proponents of the bill – HB 114 – engaged in misleading...
Chairman of Ohio House Public Utilities Committee owned Duke Energy and Spectra Energy stocks
Representative Bill Seitz owned Duke Energy and Spectra Energy stocks while he led efforts to rollback Ohio’s renewable energy and energy efficiency standards during his previous stint in the Ohio Senate. Rep....
Ohio Energy Study Committee Relied Upon Flawed Testimony
The Ohio Energy Mandates Study Committee relied on a flawed testimony from Strata Policy, a front group with financial ties to the Koch Brothers.
Revealed: Public Records Between Senator Seitz and Utility Companies
Internal emails reveal how ALEC, utility industry representatives, and front groups have been working to influence the members of the Ohio Energy Mandates Study Committee.
Indiana Energy Association
The Indiana Energy Association (IEA) is a member-based group composed of the state’s electric and gas utility companies. Mark Maassel, president of IEA, was formerly the president at the Northern...
Our Prediction for 2015 on Utility Dive
We submitted the following prediction to Utility Dive after they asked: What do you think will happen in 2015? See the rest of the predictions here. Matthew Kasper, Fellow, Energy...