Tag: The Utility Reform Network
FERC issues Notice of Inquiry to understand how it can protect customers from subsidizing trade association political activities
Federal energy regulators issued questions to the public last week as part of a process they may use to make it more difficult for the nation’s electric and gas utilities...
Michigan PSC rebuffs ALJ recommendation, allows DTE Energy to force customers to pay EEI dues
When the Michigan Public Service Commission approved a $273.3 million rate increase for DTE Electric earlier this month, renewable energy and environmental advocates were moderately satisfied. The PSC approved an...
Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations
The Edison Electric Institute is an inherently political organization, and a powerful one. At $90 million, its budget is the highest it has been in over a decade – a budget...