Dave Anderson

Well, Trump finally found a way bail out FirstEnergy, a part owner of Signal Peak Energy’s coal operation, eight years after the utility company doled out $5 million to a Trump dark money group and hired Corey Lewandowski as it’s secret lobbyist energyandpolicy.org/firstenergy-do…

Utilities and legislators must stand up for consumers and demand reform rather than allowing PJM’s disinformation to dominate the conversation. Renewable energy products and demand response programs must be part of the solution. dispatch.com/story/opinion/…

A new investigation by @KMKowalski and @CanaryMediaInc, with documents obtained by Fieldnotes, reveals a coordinated effort by oil lobbyists to write and introduce carbon capture and storage legislation. canarymedia.com/articles/carbo…

Five years after $60 million bribery scheme funded by FirstEnergy Corp. came to light in Ohio, resulting prosecutions, lawsuits, penalties & legislation haven’t led to enough change and accountability to prevent similar deals in future by Julie Carr Smyth apnews.com/article/briber…

5 years after Ohio's $60M HB 6 bribery scandal, critics say more could be done to prevent a repeat wkyc.com/article/news/l…

💎The complete "Power Corrupts" investigation in 7 parts From a century-old corruption template to billion-dollar modern bribes to the reforms that can fix it all. Here's the full story of America's utility corruption crisis. richardmunson.com/book/power-cor…

Behind-the-meter solar and batteries helped keep the lights on in New England amid weeks of soaring temperatures — and avoided fossil fuel emissions and soaring power prices too. canarymedia.com/articles/clean…

Survivors of Dr. Richard Strauss say Ohio Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan knew about the sexual abuse the student-athletes suffered, according to HBO’s new documentary, "Surviving Ohio State." ohiocapitaljournal.com/2025/07/11/in-…

Big-picture stuff: 'It took from the invention of the photovoltaic solar cell, in 1954, until 2022 for the world to install a terawatt of solar power; the second terawatt came just two years later, and the third will arrive either later this year or early next.'

I make the case for local permitting reform to make distributed solar cheap in New Jersey. The same argument applies everywhere. Cut the insane red tape that is a big reason why rooftop solar costs 2-4x as much in the US as it does in other peer countries. njspotlightnews.org/2025/07/op-ed-……

A new Trump EO issued today creates more uncertainty for solar/wind projects, calling for "new & revised guidance" from Treasury to obstruct tax credit use. whitehouse.gov/presidential-a…

Who wrote this new Department of Energy report ordered by President Trump? The report doesn’t identify who authored it.

I'm honored to receive Best Investigative Reporting & an award for Business Reporting from the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists for my '24 digital coverage of the H.B. 6 & STRS scandals. Two accountability series I have continued into 2025!🕵🏻‍♀️ @WEWS @OhioCapJournal @WCPO

Trump’s DOE released a report + fact sheet today that claimed increasing wind & solar power + coal and gas plant closures + AI = electricity blackouts. But just last year, a DOE report found AI can help create a 100% clean electricity system energy.gov/policy/article…

Caught DTE lying to me twice abt whether it donated to the unlock michigan campaign that killed whitmer’s covid lockdowns theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…