Press Releases

ADVISORY: Clean Energy & Consumer Advocates to Release St. Louis Energy Burden Report St. Louis, Mo - A group of clean energy and consumer advocates will hold a press conference to unveil a new report that details the financial, health, geographic, and educational disparities and recommendations related to energy burden in St. Louis. Energy burden is defined as the percentage of household income that is spent on energy-related utility bills.  press-edward Fri, 2025-01-24 06:23

Trump Proposes More Coal Plants to Bolster AI Washington, D.C. - Today, Donald Trump proposed fast-tracking power plant approvals to benefit Big Tech companies and their massive need for electricity to power artificial intelligence facilities. blogs-christine Thu, 2025-01-23 12:59

Duke Energy Names New CEO Durham, N.C. - Today, Duke announced that its CEO Lynn Good is stepping down and that Harry Sideris will take her place, effective April 1, 2025. Over the last four years, Duke made small steps to improve its overall transition from coal and gas to clean energy. press-edward Mon, 2025-01-13 12:11

Trump’s Data Center Announcement Will Increase Emissions & Utility Bills for American Families Washington, D.C. - Today, the Associated Press reported on President-elect Trump celebrating plans by an Emirati billionaire, and an ally of the Trump family, to invest in data centers that will prolong America’s reliance on fossil fuels and increase pollution.  press-edward Tue, 2025-01-07 11:35

Arizona Court of Appeals Upholds Public Records Access Phoenix – On Friday, Jan. 3, 2025, the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled that Salt River Project (SRP) is subject to the state’s Public Records Law, marking a significant victory for future transparency and accountability from the utility. press-amy Mon, 2025-01-06 08:59

Rural Texas Electric Co-op to Invest in Solar and Storage, Replace Coal Yesterday, the San Miguel Electric Cooperative in South Texas received funding to build a large solar and battery facility, replacing its existing lignite plant. The grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) provides more than $1.4 billion to the co-op. tx-lindsay Fri, 2024-12-20 11:35

Utahns Rally Against Rocky Mountain Power’s Rate Hike at Public Service Commission Hearing Salt Lake City, UT – On Monday evening, December 9, 2024, Utahns rallied outside the Heber Wells Building and packed the Public Service Commission’s hearing to oppose Rocky Mountain Power’s proposed rate hike. The increase, which would subsidize fossil fuel reliance, shift wildfire costs onto ratepayers, and would burden families with higher bills, drew sharp criticism from residents who didn’t mince words when they called for the utility’s accountability, and demanded clean energy solutions.  press-amy Mon, 2024-12-16 13:38

Stmt: $2.5 Billion for Clean Energy, Battery Storage Committed to We Energies Milwaukee, WISCONSIN – The Department of Energy’s (DOE) Loans Program Office (LPO) has announced a conditional commitment for an Energy Infrastructure Reinvestment (EIR) loan guarantee of up to $2.5 billion to We Energies / Wisconsin Electric Power Company (WEPCO) to support a portfolio of clean energy and storage projects in Wisconsin. LPO’s EIR program was created under the Inflation Reduction Act to support utilities and companies in retooling, replacing, or repowering outdated fossil infrastructure. press-renner Mon, 2024-12-16 13:23

Florida Public Service Commission Approves TECO Coal Retirement and Rate Increase TAMPA, FL. – The Florida PSC approved a plan to shutter the coal-burning equipment at Tampa Electric Company (TECO)’s Polk coal plant, a move recommended and championed by the Sierra Club. This will mark the 388th coal plant to retire since the Beyond Coal campaign, supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies, launched in 2010. press-bianca Mon, 2024-12-09 11:09

Duke’s Incremental Improvement in Sierra Club Scorecard Threatened by Surging Demand for Electricity Raleigh, NC – Duke Energy Carolinas & Progress saw a slight improvement in the Sierra Club's Dirty Truth report card this year, but its score could regress if the utility follows through on its short-sighted plans to add new gas-burning power plants and burn more coal. press-edward Tue, 2024-11-19 06:21