TVA Documents Reveal New Details About How America’s Major Utilities Fight Clean Air Regulations. Over the last two years, an obscure group of utilities called the Power Generators Air Coalition (PGen) has quietly opposed numerous environmental protections proposed by the Biden administration, including rules...

Reports from the Energy and Policy Institute. Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses, December 2024. Duke Energy Knew: Documenting the Utility’s Early Knowledge and Ongoing

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Powerless in the United States: the third installment in the Powerless in the Pandemic series. Utility companies have disconnected U.S. households more than 5.7 million times since 2020 while shelling out billions to shareholders and top executives, according to Powerless in the U.S., a new report from EPI, Center for Biological Diversity, and BailoutWatch.

Dec 11, 2024 · As state lawmakers prepare to convene for their 2025 legislative sessions, they have a clear opportunity to rein in a common practice by monopoly utilities to charge their customers for inappropriate and unnecessary expenses, according to a new report from the Energy and Policy Institute.. The report includes real-world examples showing how the nation’s most prominent investor-owned ...

We need to power the economy with clean energy to address the climate crisis, and we have the tools to do that right now: renewable energy sources like wind and solar power are less expensive than fossil fuels; energy efficiency technologies save customers money and will hasten the transition to clean energy.

Last Updated: Apr. 15, 2024. Eleven states* have filed legislative proposals this session to prohibit investor-owned utilities from using customer funds to support political activities.

Nov 19, 2024 · Donald Trump and J.D. Vance PACs raked in millions from gas industry megadonors Karen Buchwald Wright and Thomas Rastin Ariel Corporation chairman and her spouse have also opposed new solar farms in Ohio Gas industry megadonor couple Karen Buchwald Wright and Thomas Rastin together contributed at least $2.4 million...

Nov 21, 2024 · The utility companies that comprise today’s Duke Energy Corporation were privy to early warnings about climate change in the 1970s, well before the phenomenon emerged as a major public issue in 1988, according to a new report by the Energy and Policy Institute.

5 energyandpolicy.org All corporations, after all, can spend money on politics. What makes regulated utilities unique is their monopolies. Customers cannot choose which company delivers them