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Federal Energy Subsidies: What Are We Getting for Our Money?
Through tax breaks, funding for research and development, and other federal government programs and policies, American taxpayers subsidize the spectrum of energy sources: oil, natural gas, coal...
As the Climate Crisis Accelerates, Big Utilities Go Slower on Cutting Carbon Emissions
Just when carbon emissions must be rapidly slashed to combat the climate crisis, in coming years some of the biggest U.S electric utilities will move more slowly to cut carbon pollution, according to...
Duke Energy Refuses to Acknowledge the New Realities of the Electricity Market
Duke Energy's new 20-year plan for generating power for its 840,000 Indiana customers shows why the nation's largest electric utility is Public Energy Enemy No. 1. It continues the utility's outdated...
A Bill of Rights To Keep Utilities From Penalizing Solar Customers
Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S., wants to charge customers in South Carolina more for using less energy. Duke is asking state regulators for permission to more...
Why Does the Energy Department Downplay the Future of Renewables?
Is 100 Percent Renewable Energy for the U.S. Possible? Yes.
The Myth of ‘Clean’ Natural Gas
Electric utilities often tout natural gas as a clean fuel – an essential weapon in the fight against global warming. Even if they admit the need to replace fossil fuels with solar and wind power...
The Economic Viability of Nuclear Power Is Only Going Down
Last year the Trump administration's Energy Department announced the launch of a media campaign to counter what an official called “misinformation” about nuclear power. We haven't noticed an upsurge...
Hurricane Florence Knocked Out N.C. Coal and Nuclear Plants, but Solar and Wind Were Back Online the Next Day
As Hurricane Florence approached North Carolina last month, Duke Energy was busy securing power plants to weather the storm.
Trump Says He’ll Save Coal Power Plants, But Even Utilities Know He’s Blowing Smoke
The Trump administration's latest idea to “bring back coal” is to let individual states decide how – or even whether – to cut air pollution from coal-burning power plants. The plan is meant to...
Big Utilities Scheme to Make Solar Customers Pay More
When homeowners install rooftop solar panels, their electricity bills go down. That's a threat to the profit margins of big utility companies, and in response they are scheming to undermine the...
Trump’s Bailout of Coal and Nuclear Plants Could Cause Thousands of Early Deaths, Send Utility Bills Soaring
In his continuing crusade to prop up dying industries, President Trump wants to make Americans pay for expensive electricity from dirty, dangerous coal and nuclear power plants – even if cheaper...
Dying Coal- and Nuclear-Powered Utility Asks Again for Government Bailout
FirstEnergy, a utility struggling to stay alive in the dying coal and nuclear industries, is once again looking for a bailout from government regulators.
Landmark Study: People in Highly Polluted Areas at Greater Risk of Cancer
Americans who live in highly polluted areas are likely at greater risk of developing cancers, especially breast and prostate cancers, according to a new study from the University of Illinois at...
