Washington, D.C. - Today, the Sierra Club released its annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035.
The report shows Arizona utilities are failing to protect the state’s communities and businesses from rising costs spurred by record demand and worsening climate impacts by continuing to push for costly fossil fuels over more affordable and cleaner renewable energy. In contrast, New Mexico’s utilities, specifically PNM, are pushing forward on all new resources powered by clean energy.
North Dakotans are facing the consequences of a grid reliant on polluting fossil fuels, which include dirtier air from haze and dirtier water from coal ash pile groundwater pollution, in addition to higher energy bills.
Kansas City, Mo – None of the three largest electric utilities in Missouri and Kansas improved their scores in the Sierra Club’s annual Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report, which is an apples-to-apples comparison of utility energy plans throughout the country. The report grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035.
Indianapolis, Ind – None of Indiana’s five monopoly electric utilities improved its score in the Sierra Club’s annual Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report, which is an apples-to-apples comparison of utility energy plans throughout the country. The report grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas plants through 2035, and transition to clean energy through 2035.
Orlando, FL – Duke Energy Florida’s lackluster investment in renewable energy and ongoing commitment to burning coal and gas earned the utility an 8% (F) in the fifth installment of the Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report, released today. Duke Energy Florida’s inaugural score was 1% (F) in 2021 and peaked at 10% (F) in 2023.
Columbia, S.C. – An annual apples-to-apples comparison of utility energy plans once again reveals that Dominion, Duke Energy, Santee Cooper are among the dirtiest utilities, and their plans to invest in renewable energy are substantially behind their peers throughout the country.
Raleigh, N.C. – An annual apples-to-apples comparison of utility energy plans once again earns Duke Energy the dubious distinction as one of the country’s dirtiest utilities, and its plans to invest in renewable energy is substantially behind its peers throughout the country.
This year’s Dirty Truth, released today, shows that most Texas utilities aren’t doing enough to deliver affordable, clean energy, despite electricity bills increasing faster than inflation – particularly in the Lone Star State.
COLUMBIA, S.C. - Santee Cooper has released its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan update, rolling back the retirement of several coal plants while refusing to invest in sufficient low-cost renewable energy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Public interest advocates from across the Midwest filed a protest with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) today, urging it to reject a complaint that would stall efforts to add 24 new power lines in the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) region. The new lines would save customers between $26 billion and $83 billion over the next 40 years while improving reliability in the face of increasing weather extremes and rising energy demands from data centers and other industries.
Washington, D.C. — Today, public interest groups challenged the Department of Energy’s (DOE) second illegal emergency order forcing the J.H. Campbell coal-fired power plant in Michigan to operate for an additional 90 days.