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Electric Utility Industry Created Their Own Air Pollution Permits, Held...

Big Brown Power Plant operated by Luminant, a subsidiary of Energy Future Holdings. Emails obtained and released today by the Environmental Integrity Project show that the Texas Commission on...

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Utilities Exert Influence Through Universities to Sway Regulatory and...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 21, 2016 Contact: Matt Kasper, Energy and Policy Institute, kasperm@energyandpolicy.org, 630-908-9615  Utilities Exert Influence Through Universities to Sway Regulatory...

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Harvard University Electricity Policy Group

The Harvard Electricity Policy Group (HEPG) is run by Ashley Brown, a former commissioner on the Ohio Public Utilities Commission, who has publicly criticized distributed renewable energy repeatedly...

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University of Wisconsin Public Utility Institute

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...

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New Mexico State University Center for Public Utilities

The New Mexico State University Center for Public Utilities (CPU) is housed in the school’s College of Business. The CPU relies upon EEI to help craft its training program. CPU’s website states that...

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Louisiana State University Agricultural Center

Early in 2015, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center (AgCenter) released a booklet titled, “Solar Power for Your Home: A Consumer’s Guide.” EEI, the trade association for investor-owned...

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Public Interest Groups Call on Executive Nominations Committee to Reject...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  March 25, 2016 Contact:  Gabe Elsner, Energy and Policy Institute, elsnerg@energyandpolicy.org Allison Fisher, Public Citizen, afisher@citizen.org  Public Interest Groups Call on...

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Indiana Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Secrecy

On April 19, the Indiana Supreme Court upheld a Marion County judge’s decision to dismiss Energy & Policy Institute’s lawsuit requesting the courts to decide if Representative Eric Koch violated...

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Groups Ask Indiana Supreme Court to Reconsider Legislative Public Records Case

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 19, 2016 Contact: Matt Kasper, Fellow, Energy & Policy Institute: (630) 908-9615; Julia Vaughn, Policy Director, Common Cause Indiana: (317) 432-3264; Kerwin Olson,...

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Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin Caught With Hand in Cookie Jar

ACC Commissioner Andy Tobin; credit Gage Skidmore, flickr Less than a week before the election for his seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission, Republican Commissioner Andy Tobin has been caught...

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Arizona Utility commissioner gave keynote to natural gas lobbyists at private...

Arizona Corporation Commissioners Andy Tobin and Tom Forese attended a private meeting of gas industry lobbyists in October that focused on topics such as how to defend pipelines against “anti-fossil...

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Transcript: Conference Call between Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin...

Transcript: Conference Call between Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson and Credit Suisse Analyst (May 18, 2018) Olson: …my background, with my MBA in finance, my experience in the private...

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Arizona Commissioner Justin Olson answered questions about Arizona’s energy...

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Justin Olson based his responses to wide-ranging questions about Arizona’s energy policy on a private memo provided to him by Arizona Public Service, the state’s...

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Questionable Campaign Contributions Tick Back Up for Eaton as Election Nears

UPDATE (11/5/18) – Campaigns were required to file their final campaign finance reports before the election by November 1st, for contributions received through October 25th. The filings provided yet...

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Arizona Commissioner Andy Tobin texted APS lobbyists frequently, including...

Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin exchanged text messages throughout 2018 with lobbyists from Arizona Public Service, often to complain about negative media coverage of APS’ rate increase...

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Entergy Leaves Questions Unanswered in Paid Actor Scandal

Entergy continues to receive significant scrutiny due to its use of paid actors to feign public support in New Orleans City Council hearings for a proposed natural gas plant, which the council approved...

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Flawed Reports and Captured Commission Lead to Attack on Louisiana Solar Net...

UPDATE September 10, 2019: Documents reported by PV magazine indicate that the position on which the LPSC will be voting on Wednesday September 11, will be a “buy-all, sell-all” arrangement with PV...

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FirstEnergy scandal is latest example of utility corruption, deceit

Federal agents arrested Ohio Speaker of the House Larry Householder, along with several lobbyists, on July 21 on charges that the group used $60 million of funds provided by the monopoly utility...

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South Carolina public advocate hires Dominion Energy attorney

The South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff, whose stated mission is to represent South Carolinians in utility matters before the Public Service Commission, has hired a lawyer who had previously...

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Arizona Corporation Commissioner Andy Tobin Caught With Hand in Cookie Jar

ACC Commissioner Andy Tobin; credit Gage Skidmore, flickr Less than a week before the election for his seat on the Arizona Corporation Commission, Republican Commissioner Andy Tobin has been caught...

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