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New Edison Electric Institute Lexicon Seeks to Mislead Customers on Demand Charges

New Edison Electric Institute Lexicon Seeks to Mislead Customers on Demand Charges

Posted on December 18, 2017December 18, 2017 by David Pomerantz

The nation’s investor-owned electric utilities will attempt to deceive their customers into accepting new electric rate designs that would reduce people’s ability to…

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NYT digs into utilities’ efforts to slow down rooftop solar

NYT digs into utilities’ efforts to slow down rooftop solar

Posted on July 11, 2017July 11, 2017 by David Pomerantz

The New York Times reported on Sunday about how utilities around the country, and their trade group the Edison Electric Institute, have worked…

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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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Florida Power & Light drafted sections of “Florida Distributed Solar Equipment Consumer Protection Act”

Florida Power & Light drafted sections of “Florida Distributed Solar Equipment Consumer Protection Act”

Posted on April 7, 2017May 25, 2017 by David Pomerantz

Florida Power & Light drafted language that ended up in a Florida legislator’s bill and would restrict the adoption of solar power in…

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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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Audio: Edison Electric Institute ‎Director of External Affairs Enlists Third-Parties To Help Attack Rooftop Solar

Audio: Edison Electric Institute ‎Director of External Affairs Enlists Third-Parties To Help Attack Rooftop Solar

Posted on March 7, 2017March 8, 2017 by David Pomerantz

A leaked audio recording offers a rare view into how the Edison Electric Institute, the trade association for investor-owned electric utilities, enlists third-party,…

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The Edison Electric Institute's Disinformation Handbook

The Edison Electric Institute’s Disinformation Handbook

Posted on March 7, 2017March 8, 2017 by Dave Anderson

In 2016, documents published by the Huffington Post first exposed what would soon become known as the Lexicon Project, a plan by the Edison Electric…

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Documents Expose Campaign by Utilities and Edison Electric Institute to Raise False Fears about Solar “Customer Abuse”

Documents Expose Campaign by Utilities and Edison Electric Institute to Raise False Fears about Solar “Customer Abuse”

Posted on March 7, 2017March 8, 2017 by David Pomerantz

In a three-month span starting in November 2014, a series of letters, reports and white papers all coalesced around a theme: customers were…

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Edison Electric Institute Executive Committee Memo Lays Out Plan To Call Natural Gas “Low Carbon”, Greenwash Solar Attacks

Edison Electric Institute Executive Committee Memo Lays Out Plan To Call Natural Gas “Low Carbon”, Greenwash Solar Attacks

Posted on March 7, 2017May 30, 2018 by David Pomerantz

The nation’s investor-owned electric utilities will try to lead their regulators and the public into believing that their natural gas investments are part…

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Audio: Insider Reveals Deceptive Strategy Behind the 2016 Solar Ballot Amendment in Florida

Audio: Insider Reveals Deceptive Strategy Behind the 2016 Solar Ballot Amendment in Florida

Posted on October 18, 2016March 8, 2017 by Nick Surgey

Audio obtained by the Center for Media and Democracy and the Energy and Policy Institute in October 2016 and first reported by Miami…

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