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Sue Sturgis @suesturgis.bsky.social · 8d

The trade group for electric utilities opposes the EPA proposal to scrap the greenhouse gas endangerment finding, arguing it would make companies even more vulnerable to lawsuits like the one Carrboro, NC, filed against Duke Energy over its climate deceptions. www.regulations.gov/comment/EPA-...

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Karlee Weinmann @karleeweinmann.bsky.social · 7d

The same BlackRock subsidiary that’s trying to buy Minnesota Power over the objections of consumer advocates is also trying to buy AES, which has electric utilities in Indiana and Ohio www.reuters.com/markets/deal...

BlackRock's GIP nears $38 billion takeover of utility group AES, FT reports

BlackRock-owned Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) is nearing a $38 billion deal, inclusive of debt, to acquire utility group AES , the Financial Times reported on Tuesday, citing people briefed on the matter.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 8d

"These folks are just so vulnerable," EPI's Jonathan Kim told @ksdknews.bsky.social, following the St. Louis Board of Aldermen passing a resolution asking Ameren to suspend electricity disconnections for survivors of the devastating tornado that hit in May. www.ksdk.com/article/mone...

Ameren cuts off over 14,000 Missourians from electricity as St. Louis asks for another disconnection pause

Missourians owe Ameren $229.62 on average per customer, totaling over $45 million, state records show. It's the highest owed amount since record-keeping began.

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Sue Sturgis @suesturgis.bsky.social · 8d

“The source of Duke’s liability is their deception. It’s not emissions,” said Matthew Quinn, attorney for the plaintiffs.

Duke Energy contests climate change case

Attorneys argued over whether property damage from global climate change could be linked to Duke Energy’s emissions, statements and publications.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 8d

This comes as the Trump administration just announced a plan to bailout coal plants around the country - the largest contributor to climate change worldwide and an industry that has been declining in the US since 2005. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/29/c...

‘Mine, Baby, Mine’: Trump Officials Offer $625 Million to Rescue Coal

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 8d

Another proposed rollback would repeal all GHG emission standards for fossil-fuel fired power plants, based on the Trump admin's determination that they "do not contribute significantly to dangerous air pollution." www.federalregister.gov/documents/20...

National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: Coal- and Oil-Fired Electric Utility Steam Generating Units

In this action, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to repeal specific amendments to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) for Coal- and Oil-Fir...

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 8d

One proposed rollback is on Biden-era EPA rules that strengthened the Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS), Clean Air Act regulations limiting oil- and coal-fired power plants' emissions of hazardous pollutants, including mercury, arsenic, and lead.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 8d

Last month utilities, fossil fuel companies, and other aligned groups filed comments supporting a pair of Trump administration proposals to repeal the EPA limits on harmful emissions of air pollution and GHGs from power plants. energyandpolicy.org/utilities-ma...

Utilities and fossil fuel industry support proposed Trump administration air pollution rollbacks

Utilities and fossil fuel companies supported proposals to repeal air pollution and greenhouse gas regulations for power plants.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 9d

“It’s no secret that private equity is extremely aggressive in chasing profits, and when it comes to utilities, the profit motive lands squarely on the backs of ratepayers who don’t have a choice of who they buy their electricity from,” @karleeweinmann.bsky.social told @timelywriter.bsky.social.

Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 9d

New from @apnews.com: A fight has erupted in northern MN over the proposed private equity buyout of Duluth-based utility Minnesota Power. If approved, the sale could determine how private equity firms expand their utility holdings amid a rush to cash in on data centers. apnews.com/article/big-...

Private equity sees profits in power utilities as electric bills rise and Big Tech seeks more energy

Private investment firms that are helping finance America’s artificial intelligence race and the huge buildout of energy-hungry data centers are getting interested in the local utilities that deliver ...

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 9d

Florida Power & Light's historic rate case proposes to shift significant costs to everyday Floridians - a $9.819 billion request to increase rates and an 11.9% return on equity. The FL Public Service Commission will make a decision before the end of 2025. energyandpolicy.org/key-decision...

Key decisions loom in Florida Power and Light’s historic bid to raise rates by $10 billion

State regulators to weigh competing proposals to conclude Florida Power and Light’s bid for higher rates.

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Karlee Weinmann @karleeweinmann.bsky.social · 13d

"BlackRock has a long history of investing in companies that trample tribal sovereignty. When profit is at stake, Indigenous rights are dismissed. That’s why Minnesotans should be deeply concerned about this proposed takeover of Minnesota Power." www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/colu...

Local View: A warning from South Texas: don't trust BlackRock with Minnesota Power

Indigenous communities have seen the damage of BlackRock’s fossil-fuel agenda

www.duluthnewstribune.com

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Center for Climate Integrity @climateintegrity.org · 12d

Carrboro, North Carolina, took Duke Energy to court after a @energyandpolicy.org report detailed how, as early as the 1960s, precursors to Duke Energy were warned about how their pollution could fuel climate change but then proceeded to promote climate denial to the public.

Major utility Duke Energy sued after new evidence of deception | Center for Climate Integrity

A North Carolina town is taking the utility to court after a recent report detailed decades of climate lies.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 12d

Florida Power & Light's historic rate case proposes to shift significant costs to everyday Floridians - a $9.819 billion request to increase rates and an 11.9% return on equity. The FL Public Service Commission will make a decision before the end of 2025. energyandpolicy.org/key-decision...

Key decisions loom in Florida Power and Light’s historic bid to raise rates by $10 billion

State regulators to weigh competing proposals to conclude Florida Power and Light’s bid for higher rates.

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Sue Sturgis @suesturgis.bsky.social · 13d

A North Carolina Business Court judge will hear Duke Energy's motion to dismiss Carrboro’s climate lawsuit today.

Duke Energy, Carrboro clash in court over climate accountability

A judge will hear Duke Energy’s motion to dismiss Carrboro’s climate lawsuit Thursday. The town claims deception fueled damages, while Duke argues federal law preempts the case.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 13d

Records obtained by EPI show Southwest Gas President Justin Brown emailed NV Governor Joe Lombardo at the end of the 2025 legislative session requesting he veto SB 442, a bill that would have made utilities publicly disclose disconnections. energyandpolicy.org/southwest-ga...

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 14d

Philadelphia Gas Works has been exploiting safety PSAs @philadelphiaeagles.bsky.social & @phillies.com games to greenwash dirty fossil fuel as "clean". They also gave out “sustainable” hats–at a sold out Phillies game, on the ratepayers’ dime - as they seek a rate hike. whyy.org/articles/pgw...

Why does PGW spend ratepayer money to promote natural gas as 'clean' energy?

Utility records show Philadelphia Gas Works spent $4.2 million on promotions over a 14-month period ending in November 2024.

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Sue Sturgis @suesturgis.bsky.social · 16d

All of Duke Energy's utility subsidiaries received failing grades in the Sierra Club's new report examining how electric utilities are backsliding on the clean energy transition. www.sierraclub.org/sites/defaul...

Cover of Sierra Club's The Dirty Truth Report showing pollution coming from two smokestacks

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 19d

St. Louis's utility provider, Ameren, almost tripled disconnections from July to August after it ended a tornado-prompted disconnection pause. This led to the Board of Aldermen passing a resolution calling for them to do more to protect customers. www.stlpr.org/health-scien...

Board of Aldermen urges Ameren to pause St. Louis disconnections as shutoffs spike since tornado

New data shows Ameren disconnected more than 14,000 people in August, soon after ending a pause for residents affected by the tornado. The St. Louis Board of Aldermen on Friday passed a resolution cal...

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Karlee Weinmann @karleeweinmann.bsky.social · 19d

If the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission signs off on BlackRock's plan to buy Minnesota Power, it will have ignored clear warnings from consumer advocates and a judge who've shown it's a bad deal likely to raise costs for utility customers www.duluthnewstribune.com/opinion/colu...

Local View: Don't let BlackRock stick Minnesota Power customers with higher bills

Public Utilities Commission must put ratepayers before BlackRock’s profits

www.duluthnewstribune.com

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 21d

@vardiitai.bsky.social says, "This is a troubling attempt by these companies' to quickly erase their own public acknowledgement of the dangers of gas stoves. But you can scrub your website, not the fact of gas stove pollution."

Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 21d

The problem? Board members @sumsung.bsky.social, LG and Bosch Home - that make induction stoves - have all acknowledged publicly gas stoves emit pollutants and are dirtier. When asked for comment by Grist, Samsung quickly pulled these pages from their site and were unresponsive.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 21d

🚨 from @grist.org: A new lawsuit has been filed by the Association of Home Appliance Manufacturers against the state of Colorado to stop it from requiring natural gas stoves to carry health labels warning about their pollution dangers. grist.org/accountabili...

Gas stove makers quietly delete air pollution warnings as they fight mandatory health labels

Manufacturers fighting a Colorado health warning law argue gas stoves are safe. Some of their websites have suggested otherwise.

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Energy and Policy Institute @energyandpolicy.org · 21d

State regulators in FL are weighing two proposals in what is likely the largest rate hike in US history - one filed by Florida Power & Light and the other by the state's consumer advocate. Learn more about the rate case and what it will mean here: energyandpolicy.org/key-decision...

Key decisions loom in Florida Power and Light’s historic bid to raise rates by $10 billion

State regulators to weigh competing proposals to conclude Florida Power and Light’s bid for higher rates.

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Karlee Weinmann @karleeweinmann.bsky.social · 22d

It's been over 10 years since Xcel Energy and CenterPoint Energy signed agreements to help advance the City of Minneapolis' clean energy goals yet a new report shows they're still way behind on every metric except the ones the city most fully controls mplscleanenergypartnership.org/documents/20...

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