Energy and Policy Institute
WEBEnergy and Policy Institute is a nonprofit watchdog group that exposes the abuses and excesses of the utility industry. Read the latest stories on utility CEO pay, rate hikes, influence spending, and clean energy policies.
Reports - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBReports from the Energy and Policy Institute. Fueling the Opposition: How fossil fuel Interests are fighting to kill wind and solar farms before they are built, July 2024. Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations, July 2024. Powerless in the U.S. – Utilities Shut Off Power 5.7 Million Times Since 2020, January 2023. Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills, January 2023
About - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBThe Energy and Policy Institute is a nonprofit organization that exposes attacks on renewable energy and counters misinformation by fossil fuel and utility interests. It conducts investigative research and analysis and disseminates its information to media, allies, and decision makers to accelerate the transition to a clean economy.
Our Mission - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBEPI exposes attacks on renewable energy and counters misinformation by fossil fuel and utility interests. It provides communities with information to hold corporations and policymakers accountable for cleaner and fairer energy systems.
Tracking State Legislation to Get Politics Out of Utility Bills
WEBLast Updated: Apr. 15, 2024. Eleven states* have filed legislative proposals this session to prohibit investor-owned utilities from using customer funds to support political activities. Three states enacted the provisions last year. This accountability effort comes after a season of high utility bills and customer debt, and utility scandals ...
Powerless in the United States | Energy and Policy Institute
WEBFrom 2019 through 2021, the dozen Hall of Shame utilities spent $2.8 billion paying roughly 70 top executives — about $5.9 million per executive per year. The scale of the shutoffs problem is masked by a lack of transparency, with state regulators in 20 states failing to require any disclosures. Florida utilities, which topped the charts of ...
As Customers Struggled, Utility CEOs’ Pay Spiked Last Year
WEBJul 18, 2024 · Atlanta-based utility Southern Compan y paid Tom Fanning, who retired as CEO in May last year, $33 million in total compensation, making him the top earner in 2023. Sempra Energy paid CEO Jeffrey Martin the second-highest compensation, with $27 million, followed by FirstEnergy CEO Brian Tierney, who took home $26 million.
Emissions goals show utilities continue to move slow | Energy and ...
WEBDec 1, 2020 · David Pomerantz • Matt Kasper • December 1, 2020. The country’s top emitting utilities are on decarbonization pathways that are too slow to meet the climate goals set forth by President-Elect Joseph Biden. Biden has promised to achieve a zero-carbon power sector by 2035 en route to reaching an economy-wide target of net-zero emissions by ...
Who We Are - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBDaniel Tait is a Research and Communications Director for the Energy and Policy Institute. Prior to joining EPI, he was CEO of Energy Alabama, a 501 (c) (3) non-profit organization accelerating Alabama’s transition to sustainable energy through education, advocacy, and technical assistance. Daniel has worked in sustainable energy since 2011 ...
New report examines utilities executive compensation
WEBThe five utility executives were compensated a total of $184 million between 2017-2019. (Top left to right: Ben Fowke, Xcel Energy; Warner Baxter, Ameren; Gerard Anderson, DTE Energy . Bottom left to right: Chris Crane, Exelon; Pedro Pizarro, Edison International ). Source: EEI Twitter, September 10, 2020.
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