Other LanguagesThe Attorney General’s Office filed an amicus brief Friday opposing the Bonneville Power Administration’s (BPA) planned changes to the formula used to calculate the funds allocated through the Residential Exchange Program, which could reduce the benefits customers receive through this program.
AG Brown continues fight against excessive energy rate increases with challenge to PSE rate increase
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown today took another important step in his effort to defend consumers from fast-rising utility bills, arguing against Puget Sound Energy’s (PSE) steep price hikes for gas and electric service.
The Washington State Attorney General’s Office is challenging the energy utility Avista’s proposal to increase customer electric rates by 25% and gas rates by 10% over the next four years.
On Friday, the Washington State Attorney General’s Office challenged Northwest Natural Gas Company’s (NW Natural) proposed rate increases and urged the Utilities & Transportation Commission (UTC) to reject a settlement agreement that would allow steep rate increases to go forward.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has violated the law by repealing nationwide standards on emissions of mercury and other toxic air pollutants, Washington and a multistate coalition argued in a new federal lawsuit filed today.
Attorney General Nick Brown today asked the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to reject an illegal attempt by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to command the reopening of TransAlta’s decommissioned coal power plant in Centralia.
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has filed a request for rehearing over the Department of Energy’s (DOE) illegal, clumsy emergency order forcing a decommissioned coal power plant back into production despite not having the staff, buyers or coal for such work.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced today that Lumen, formerly CenturyLink, will pay a total of $825,000 to 1,099 Washington telephone customers it disconnected during the pandemic in violation of the emergency health and safety moratorium. The payment resolves two separate investigations by Ferguson’s Public Counsel Unit and his Consumer Protection Division.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s Public Counsel Unit is challenging rate increases proposed by Puget Sound Energy (PSE) and Avista Corporation in testimony filed with the Utilities & Transportation Commission (UTC).
Attorney General Bob Ferguson issued a proposal that calls on the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission (UTC) to, among other protections, ban utility late fees and utility service disconnections until at least April 30, 2021. These protections ensure vulnerable Washingtonians don’t lose the services they need to stay safe during the COVID-19 pandemic and the related economic crisis.