Utilities

House Bill 653 would prohibit a municipal electric utility from using its revenues to finance general governmental functions.

On Sunday Puerto Rico's governor said she would oppose rate increases to support the authority's debt restructuring.

Scott Wiener plans to introduce a bill later this week outlining a plan to take over the bankrupt investor-owned utility.

Gavin Newsom's filing urges the judge overseeing the utility's Chapter 11 not to approve bankruptcy exit financing commitments.

Gov. Henry McMaster wants to sell the state-owned utility after its nuclear project debacle; a report to lawmakers on bids for Santee Cooper has been delayed.

The Colorado-based Tri-State Generating and Transmission Association said it would retire its coal-fired power plants within 10 years.

The Florida Supreme Court ruled that the initiative was misleading, violated state law, and shouldn’t be placed on November’s ballot.

Residents in Riverside filed a lawsuit seeking to end the city’s practice of transferring water utility revenue.

The governor said that the government must now move toward a long-term solution to WAPA's problems.

Facing loss of their tax-exemption under 2017 tax legislation, rural electric and utility cooperatives lobbied for language in the new federal spending bill.