utilities

EPA To Delay Cleanups of Georgia’s Toxic Coal Ash Landfills

ATLANTA - Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced it will side with the coal industry over our communities and delay the required cleanup of toxic coal ash landfills until 2030.

PSC Approves Georgia Power’s Dangerously Short-Sighted IRP

ATLANTA - Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission voted to approve Georgia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan, locking Georgia into a future of toxic coal and gas plants and overburdened ratepayers.

Georgia PSC Vote Keeps Public in the Dark about Energy Rates

ATLANTA - Details on the costs incurred by Georgia Power to serve large load customers, namely data centers, will remain secret until 2028 following a vote Tuesday by the Public Service Commission (PSC). The commission voted unanimously in favor of a settlement agreement, referred to as the Stipulated Agreement, that doesn’t require the utility company to prove that data centers would result in lower rates for all customers or how the costs of bringing these facilities online will be socialized among existing billpayers. 

Georgia Power Hides Behind Smoke and Mirrors in Energy Hearings

ATLANTA - After another week of hearings on Georgia Power’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) and its rate case settlement proposal, Georgia residents are still left in the dark about the company’s plans to build fossil fuel plants, and worry about the future of their energy bills.

Trump’s Intervention Leaves TVA Paralyzed Without Board Members

Knoxville, TN - Donald Trump has fired three members of TVA’s Board of Directors, leaving the Board without enough members to make critical decisions for the federal utility’s 10 million customers. 

New Report: Global Bank Financing of Fossil Fuels Totals $869B In 2024, A Dramatic Increase In Financing

Banking on Climate Chaos reveals banks financed $429B in companies expanding fossil fuels in 2024

Climate and Justice Groups Urge Oregon Regulators to Reject Utility Rate Hike That Would Harm Customers and Thwart Climate Goals

SALEM, Ore. — Climate, environmental justice, and community-led social justice organizations filed testimony yesterday detailing a litany of cost, climate, and equity objections to a proposed rate hike from NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility.  

MEDIA ADVISORY: Oregon Regulators to Hear Concerns Over NW Natural’s Proposed Rate Increase to Pay for Fossil Fuel Subsidies

SALEM, Ore. — Oregon regulators will hold a public comment hearing Tuesday, April 16, on NW Natural's proposal to raise utility bills for gas customers by 18% starting next year.

NY Public Service Commission Declines To Approve National Fuel Gas 20-Year Plan, Defers Ruling on Many Critical Issues

ALBANY, NY -- Today, the New York State Public Service Commission (PSC) declined to approve the 20-year long-term gas plan from National Fuel Gas Distribution Corporation of Western New York (NFG), requiring a number of modifications including ending incentives for gas expansion, proposing a gas demand response program, and developing pilot projects to compare cold-climate air-source heat pumps and hybrid heating systems. However, the order failed to rule on the appropriateness of numerous aspects of NFG’s plan including its limited contribution to the emission reductions required by New York’s climate law. The PSC also failed to rule on the outsized role of alternative fuels such as “renewable” natural gas and hydrogen in NFG’s plan and how to properly account for the emissions of these fuels.

Georgia Power Submits Shocking Plans to Increase Fossil Fuel Spending

Georgia Power filed a request with the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) for permission to build 30% more methane gas and oil beyond what the utility originally projected in last year’s integrated resource plan (IRP).

Senate Bill 23-291 Utility Regulation: A Critical Step in Protecting Coloradans From Future Fossil Fuel Rate Spikes

Denver -- The Colorado legislature introduced SB23-291 last night following a winter of record-breaking energy prices and calls for corporate accountability from the state’s largest public utilities.

Georgia PSC Approves Georgia Power 2022 Rate Plan

Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) made its final decision in Georgia Power’s 2022 rate case with a 4-1 vote, with Commissioner Bubba McDonald opposing.