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Report: Utilities charge customers for lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses

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Missouri utilities pump more than $400,000 into Kehoe gubernatorial bid

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As Customers Struggled, Utility CEOs’ Pay Spiked Last Year

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FirstEnergy floats $13.6 million refund in Pennsylvania in response to Ohio criminal investigation and audits of influence spending charged to custome

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Governor Lombardo prioritizes gas, eroding Nevada’s climate plan

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December 7, 2023 at 1:17 PM

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November 9, 2023 at 1:22 PM

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Potomac Edison faces Maryland audit after admitting it charged customers for FirstEnergy’s bribes and lobbying

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October 25, 2023 at 12:06 PM

Duke Energy doubles down on gas in updated NC Carbon Plan, despite unreliability during Winter Storm Elliott

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Gas utilities evaded federal stove regulations with Big Tobacco tactics

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October 23, 2023 at 12:02 PM

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October 19, 2023 at 12:06 PM

Michigan legislators took $176K from DTE since pledging new era of utility accountability after outage backlash

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October 17, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Alabama Commission President Misleads Legislative Review Committee about Alabama Power’s High Rate of Profit

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Florida Supreme Court orders Florida Public Service Commission to do its job

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Legislation introduced by Rep. Kathy Castor instructs FERC to ban utilities from using ratepayer dollars for political activities

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Emails Reveal Eversource’s Work Behind the Scenes to Push Gas Pipeline

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Law firm with Matrix connections conducted Southern Company’s internal investigation

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July 11, 2023 at 12:03 PM

Dominion Energy loses some of its legislative champions in Virginia primaries

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July 10, 2023 at 12:04 PM

Xcel-funded group urges Minnesota regulators to increase profits for Xcel

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July 6, 2023 at 12:04 PM

Utility CEOs received $3.2 billion in executive compensation from 2017 – 2022

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Gas industry dark money group’s influence seen in Ohio budget bill

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