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FERC Commissioners received free travel to secretive beach conference, organized by FirstEnergy board member

FERC Commissioners received free travel to secretive beach conference, organized by FirstEnergy board member

Posted on December 8, 2017May 30, 2018 by Matt Kasper

Two months after being sworn in as Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Neil Chatterjee was enjoying a dip in the Atlantic…

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How Will Utilities Vote On The Latest Climate Denial Model Resolution At ALEC?

How Will Utilities Vote On The Latest Climate Denial Model Resolution At ALEC?

Posted on December 4, 2017December 8, 2017 by Matt Kasper

In a test of where fossil fuel companies and electric utilities stand on climate denial in the Trump Era, some of the largest…

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Coal and utility interests ask for, receive, bailouts to help failing power plants

Coal and utility interests ask for, receive, bailouts to help failing power plants

Posted on October 2, 2017 by Matt Kasper

In keeping with Donald Trump’s mission to bail out the coal industry, Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry has asked the Federal Energy…

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Utility Companies Quick To Fund Republican Governors and Attorneys General in 2017

Utility Companies Quick To Fund Republican Governors and Attorneys General in 2017

Posted on August 8, 2017September 6, 2017 by Matt Kasper

The nation’s investor-owned utilities have been quick to help Republican governors and attorneys general maintain and expand their control of state capitals, according…

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Emails show Wisconsin Commissioner Nowak's relationship with utility industry players

Emails show Wisconsin Commissioner Nowak’s relationship with utility industry players

Posted on July 7, 2017 by Matt Kasper

Wisconsin Public Service Commissioner Ellen Nowak attended several private events at the behest of groups funded by the Koch Brothers and utility interests…

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PR Firm behind American Gas Association front group also member and consultant for Edison Electric Institute

PR Firm behind American Gas Association front group also member and consultant for Edison Electric Institute

Posted on June 20, 2017June 20, 2017 by Matt Kasper

The nation’s largest electric utilities have been relying on a political consulting shop to portray their efforts to attack rooftop solar as having…

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Wisconsin utilities helped stop the "Ratepayers First" measure introduced by state lawmakers

Wisconsin utilities helped stop the “Ratepayers First” measure introduced by state lawmakers

Posted on June 19, 2017June 19, 2017 by Matt Kasper

In 2017, Wisconsin utility companies were a driving force behind an effort to stop proposed legislation designed to save customers money according to…

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New DOE Chief of Staff, Brian McCormack, Played Critical Role in EEI's Rooftop Solar Campaign

New DOE Chief of Staff, Brian McCormack, Played Critical Role in EEI’s Rooftop Solar Campaign

Posted on March 14, 2017May 30, 2018 by Matt Kasper

Brian McCormack, most recently of the Edison Electric Institute (EEI), will become Energy Secretary Rick Perry’s chief of staff, reports confirmed yesterday. Previously, McCormack…

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Utility Industry's Efforts to Prevent the "Waters of the United States" Rule

Utility Industry’s Efforts to Prevent the “Waters of the United States” Rule

Posted on March 7, 2017March 8, 2017 by Matt Kasper

The Trump administration has moved to roll back an environmental rule proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers…

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