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Polluting democracy

A Floodlight and Guardian series spotlighting monopoly US power companies, dark money and political manipulation 

18 June 2023

  • The referendum presents a threat not only to Avangrid’s business model in Maine but to the utilities it operates in Connecticut and New York.

    Power companies spend millions to fight Maine’s proposed non-profit utility

    The US’s first state-run public power company could be created when Maine votes later this year – but utilities are fighting it

15 June 2023

  • While dark money giving to tax exempt groups is legal, a number of utilities have faced criticism for it.

    Power companies quietly pushed $215m into US politics via dark money groups

    Donations have helped utilities increase electricity prices, hinder solar schemes and helped elect sympathetic legislators
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