#energymastodon

Walt Baldwin @waltbaldwin@mastodon.energy

· 3d ago

Maybe we should sell tote bags or t-shirts ;) 0 new users have stepped forward to chip in towards server costs since July 2026. Huge thanks to the 6 users who have regularly contributed to the server since we began fund-raising in 2024! (mastodon.energy has been running non-stop since November 2022) 85% of the server costs and all of the time to maintain them is currently unfunded. We need about 40 more folks from our many regular users to chip in just to cover server costs. $5 - https://chipin.mastodon.energy/b/9AQbMFdHs21BblK005 $10 - https://chipin.mastodon.energy/b/dR6aIB5aW35F1LafZ4 $15 - https://chipin.mastodon.energy/b/fZeeYReLw49JdtScMT $20 - https://chipin.mastodon.energy/b/aEUcQJgTE0XxexW6ow $25 - https://chipin.mastodon.energy/b/dR64kd8n8bCb4Xm8wF Any amount: https://chipin.mastodon.energy/b/00g4kddHs9u39dC147 #EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #Climate

chipin.mastodon.energy

Stripe Checkout

Walt Baldwin @waltbaldwin@mastodon.energy

· 3mo ago

The House Bill 6 scandal is the largest public corruption case in Ohio history. Utility companies secretly spent millions of dollars to influence elections and pass a law that forced Ohio residents to pay for failing power plants. This timeline shows what happened, who was involved, and how the scandal unfolded from 2019 to today. #FirstEnergy #Ohio #Corruption #Climate #EnergyMastodon #EnergyTransition #Householder https://www.commoncause.org/ohio/resources/a-cycle-of-corruption-a-timeline-of-the-householder-hb6-scandal/

Common Cause Ohio

House Bill 6 Scandal Timeline: Ohio’s Largest Corruption Case

The House Bill 6 scandal—the biggest in Ohio history—was a $60 million scheme by FirstEnergy and other utility companies to buy seats and votes in the Ohio House to secure passage of a billion dollar bailout of failing nuclear and coal plants in Ohio and Indiana.

Walt Baldwin @waltbaldwin@mastodon.energy

· 5mo ago

American Efficient & affiliated companies must pay about $1.1 billion for “one of the largest and most brazen frauds” in the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s history. American Efficient violated the market rules of the PJM Interconnection and MISO by selling them energy efficiency resources that it didn’t control or that wouldn’t reduce load beyond what would have happened anyway. #EnergyMastodon #Corruption #Climate #EnergyTransition https://www.utilitydive.com/news/ferc-american-efficient-fraud-market-manipulation-pjm-miso/817670/

Utility Dive

FERC orders American Efficient to pay $1.1B for ‘brazen fraud’

“American Efficient’s years-long fraud profoundly disrupted the organized capacity markets and ultimately increased costs for ordinary Americans,” FERC Chairman Laura Swett said.

You've seen all posts