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WEBBlocking renewable energy is a top state legislative priority for network of pro-fossil fuels think tanks. 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... Dave Anderson / March 6, 2024. 1 2 3 … 60 →.
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WEBReports from the Energy and Policy Institute. Fueling the Opposition: How fossil fuel Interests are fighting to kill wind and solar farms before they are built, July 2024. Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations, July 2024. Powerless in the U.S. – Utilities Shut Off Power 5.7 Million Times Since 2020, January 2023.
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WEBThe Energy and Policy Institute is a watchdog organization that exposes attacks on renewable energy and counters misinformation by fossil fuel and utility interests. We need to power the economy with clean technology to address the climate crisis. Clean, renewable energy is now affordable and cost-competitive with traditional fossil fuels.
Powerless in the United States | Energy and Policy Institute
WEBFrom 2019 through 2021, the dozen Hall of Shame utilities spent $2.8 billion paying roughly 70 top executives — about $5.9 million per executive per year. The scale of the shutoffs problem is masked by a lack of transparency, with state regulators in 20 states failing to require any disclosures. Florida utilities, which topped the charts of ...
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WEBAug 13, 2024 · FirstEnergy floats $13.6 million refund in Pennsylvania in response to Ohio criminal investigation and audits of influence spending charged to customers. FirstEnergy is proposing to refund $13.6 million to Pennsylvania customers who the company mischarged for payments related to the utility’s bribery schemes in Ohio, as well as advertising ...
Our Mission - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBThe Energy and Policy Institute is a watchdog organization working to expose attacks on renewable energy and counter misinformation by fossil fuel and utility interests. 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 ...
Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBDavid Pomerantz • January 26, 2023. America’s monopoly electric and gas utilities are using the money that they collect from customers’ monthly bills to fund political machines that push legislation, curry favor with regulators, and alter the outcomes of elections, sometimes even breaking laws in the process. A combination of vague and ...
Utilities that have and have not suspended disconnects amid …
WEBMichigan is requiring utilities to suspend disconnections for only low-income and senior customers, as well as for “customers exposed to, infected by or quarantined because of COVID-19.”. Oklahoma and West Virginia regulators have encouraged or urged voluntary action only. The state actions vary significantly in scope.
Utilities executive compensation analysis - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBSep 22, 2020 · CEO compensation for 19 major investor-owned utilities totaled over $764 million from 2017 to 2019. Total CEO compensation for each utility ranged from approximately $20 million to $62 million over the three years. Annual total CEO compensation for individual utilities ranged from $6.5 million to $27.8 million.
Entergy to Rely on Gas while Claiming Net-Zero Emissions in 2050
WEBSep 28, 2020 · Entergy joined other large utilities last week in announcing its intent to achieve “net-zero emissions” by 2050, but like its regional peers of Duke and Southern, the company is charting a course that will rely heavily on gas.Gas, which is a fossil fuel that contributes to climate change, will make up as much as a quarter of Entergy’s electric capacity by 2050, according to the plan.