energyandpolicy

Pro-Husted Super PACs received $2 million this year from 501(c)(4) groups once secretly funded by FirstEnergy

Super PACs backing Republican incumbent Jon Husted in Ohio’s U.S. Senate races received $2 million this year from two 501(c)(4) groups that FirstEnergy secretly funded during the 2018 elections to ...
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SWEPCO would raise Texas customer bills nearly 8% in “black box” settlement

Southwestern Electric Power Company, a utility serving more than 191,000 Texas customers, is set to increase monthly bills for a typical residential customer by 7.7% in a “black box” settlement ...
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Utility money to political groups hits a record, led by NextEra’s $2.5 million check

President Trump shakes hands with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp at the Republican Governors Association in Feb. 2025. (AP) What are 527 political groups? NextEra leads in giving to 527 groups this year ...
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Utility PACs favor Republicans in congressional races as anger over bills grows

Members-elect and returning Members were sworn in during the first day of the first session of the 117th Congress. Credit: Phi Nguyen Where the money is going Utility money shows up in competitive ...
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Grist: High power bills, blackouts land Michigan utilities on the ballot

Utility PACs favor Republicans in congressional races as anger over bills grows ...
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MLK50: MLGW utility cutoffs hit low-income Memphians the hardest. How do they work?

Utility PACs favor Republicans in congressional races as anger over bills grows PREV WCNC: NC AG Jeff Jackson rejects Duke Energy rate settlement, calls 6.8% hike ‘still too high’ ...