FirstEnergy secretly spent millions of dollars to influence then-President Donald Trump as it sought a multi-billion dollar ...
The Public Utility Institute at the University of Wisconsin-Madison (WPUI) is another member-supported organization that is partially funded by “Sustaining Members,” which include the largest investor ...
Universities and professors, funded by fossil fuel and utility special interests, are increasingly producing academic reports, supporting advocacy efforts, and amplifying positions that either ...
In June of 2019, Broward County was considering a resolution that would recommend that the Public Service Commission (PSC) set meaningful energy efficiency goals for the investor-owned utilities in ...
Arizona Public Service Company sells electricity to 1.2 million customers in Arizona. The company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Pinnacle West, and provides “essentially all” of Pinnacle West’s ...
The State Policy Network (SPN) is the national organization at the center of a 50-state network of think tank affiliates that is at the forefront of disinformation campaigns against wind and solar ...
WEC Energy Group’s We Energies Foundation gave $2 million to the host committee that funded this year’s Republican National Convention, according to new filings made with the Federal Election ...
The American Gas Association (AGA) is a trade group for U.S. gas distribution utilities and their corporate parents. AGA promotes the use of methane gas and seeks to influence federal, state, and ...
The Caesar Rodney Institute (CRI) is a Delaware-based affiliate of the State Policy Network (SPN), a 50-state network of think tanks that are frequently at the forefront of political attacks on ...
Gas utilities are funding front groups and mobilizing their trade associations to push back against policies that threaten its business model, including local bans on gas hookups in new housing, ...
The American Gas Association (AGA) is the trade association for more than 200 companies that deliver fossil gas throughout the United States. AGA’s mission is to ensure the continuation of gas ...
Electric and gas utilities are increasingly targeting customers, regulators, and investors with the promise of “renewable natural gas,” or biomethane, and hydrogen gas. In their promotions, the ...