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 ...
Fueling the Opposition - Energy and Policy Institute
WEBEXECUTIVE SUMMARY. The Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) has been working for more than ten years to research and document how fossil fuel interests are fighting to block new wind and solar farms by spreading disinformation about clean energy to try to undermine the strong, bipartisan support for renewable energy that exists among the public.
Report: Utility ratepayers fund the Edison Electric Institute and …
WEBThe Edison Electric Institute is an inherently political organization, and a powerful one. At $90 million, its budget is the highest it has been in over a decade – a budget that the nation’s electric ratepayers have helped fund. The Energy and Policy Institute’s latest report explores how regulated investor-owned utility companies are including their EEI annual membership dues in their ...
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 ...
State Policy Network identifies blocking renewable energy as top ...
WEBMar 6, 2024 · The State Policy Network (SPN) is a national organization that funds and coordinates pro-fossil fuels think tanks in all 50 states. SPN and its affiliates are working to block wind and solar power projects and promote …