CenterPoint Energy has announced its support for the suspension of the controversial Inverted Block Rate natural gas pricing system for the utility’s 715,000 ratepayers. In a joint filing with the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC), several environmental groups defended the premise of the program of charging some customers more than others for the amount of energy they use. “The …
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FFM report highlighted disparities in heating bills for plan backed by MN green groups ST. PAUL, MN--Thousands of CenterPoint Energy customers who were slapped with skyrocketing natural gas bills due to a controversial pilot program detailed in a Freedom Foundation of Minnesota investigative report may see much lower heating bills in the near future. The repeal of the so-called …
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Energy official Cathy Zoi was subject of extensive FFM investigation Cathy Zoi, President Obama’s number two official at the Department of Energy, abruptly resigned earlier this week. Zoi, who joined the administration in 2009, had previously served as CEO of Vice President Al Gore’s Alliance for Climate Protection. She was also the subject of an extensive investigation by the Freedom …
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