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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...
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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 | Energy and Policy Institute
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.
Tracking State Legislation to Get Politics Out of Utility Bills
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.
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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...
State Policy Network identifies blocking renewable energy as top ...
Mar 6, 2024 · The State Policy Network (SPN) announced on its website last month that it will focus on working with state lawmakers to prevent states from adopting wind and solar power in 2024. SPN is the national organization that serves as the central hub of a network of affiliated think tanks located in all 50 states, and is funded by right-wing and corporate donors that include fossil fuel interests.
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
Emissions goals show utilities continue to move slow | Energy and ...
Dec 1, 2020 · When Xcel Energy became the first major investor-owned utility two years ago to commit to going carbon-free by 2050, it also set a goal to reduce carbon emissions 80% by 2030 from a 2005 baseline in the eight states it serves. The utility is currently on a pathway that would reduce carbon emissions by an average of 5.91% per year from 2019 through 2030, according to …
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