November 15, 2023
Communities in Maryland will be able to breathe easier before the end of the decade with AES Corporation’s announcement of its intent to retire the Warrior Run coal plant in June 2024.
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November 3, 2023
Cheyenne, WY – After months of feedback from concerned Rocky Mountain Power customers opposed to the utility’s unprecedented rate hike, yesterday marked the conclusion of the Public Service Commission’s (PSC) contentious rate case hearing and public comment period. Parties to the case will file closing briefs, and the PSC plans to deliberate in a public meeting on November 28 on whether it will approve or deny the historic rate increase.
November 3, 2023
Lansing, MI - After months of advocacy, lobbying, and engagement Michigan finally acted to curb climate change driven by the utility sector. Passed by the State House late last night, Senate Bills 271, 273, and 502 move Michigan towards a clean energy future. They also reduce energy waste and give more power to the Michigan Public Service Commision (MPSC)--the body that oversees electrical utility regulation.
November 2, 2023
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).
October 30, 2023
The groups say that FERC's decisions to reject rehearings on Rio Grande LNG, Texas LNG, and the Rio Bravo pipeline are more evidence that the commission goes through the motions rather than meaningfully carry out its regulatory duties. The organizations now turn their focus to ongoing legal challenges to the reapprovals of the destructive facilities.
October 25, 2023
Topeka, KS - Yesterday, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) issued an order approving a settlement changing rules for customers of Evergy Kansas Central, Inc., Evergy Kansas South, Inc., and Evergy Metro, Inc. (collectively Evergy), a monopoly electric utility in Kansas and Missouri that provides energy to 1.7 million residential, commercial, and industrial customers.
October 24, 2023
Salt Lake City, UT – Today clean energy advocates convened at the Public Service Commission (PSC) to spotlight how Rocky Mountain Power continues to slow its transition to clean energy at the expense of its customers and Utah taxpayers.
October 23, 2023
After last week’s vote by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, the Tolk coal plant in the Texas Panhandle will close down four years earlier than its previous retirement date.
October 12, 2023
St. Louis, MO – The largest proposed energy project in Missouri’s recent history will become a reality. The Public Service Commission (PSC) voted to approve construction of the Grain Belt Express transmission line today. The project will create 1,500 direct jobs and generate $1.3 billion in economic activity during construction and over $17 billion in electric bill savings for Missourians during the life of the project. Once operational, the project is slated to save $12.8 million annually for nearly 40 municipal utilities throughout the state by delivering low-cost, reliable wind energy.
October 11, 2023
Kansas City, MO – After three years, Ameren Missouri and Evergy have regressed in their plans to move from coal and gas to clean energy, while Associated Electric Cooperatives Incorporated (AECI) maintained the worst possible score. This assessment comes from the Sierra Club’s updated The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges report.
October 11, 2023
Lansing, MI – The Dirty Truth is that Michigan’s largest utilities are not transitioning to clean energy fast enough to limit the worst impacts of our changing climate, according to a new report from the Sierra Club.
October 10, 2023
The Sierra Club released a groundbreaking report and research tool today along with an upcoming ad buy in North Carolina highlighting Duke Energy’s continued failures to invest in clean energy.