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Edison Electric Institute
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is an association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies.
In its official communications, EEI mostly cast doubt on climate change in the 1990s. In the 2000s, EEI no longer cast doubt on climate change. However, in its official communications, the organization called for a delay in transitioning towards cleaner sources of energy. The organization heavily promoted "clean coal" as a cleaner source of energy (mentioning "clean coal" as much as all other carbon-free technologies combined). Since 2015, EEI's official communications have acknowledged the scientific consensus on climate change, although its chairman in 2017 said he did not agree with the scientific consensus.
In 2023, EEI lobbied against the Joe Biden administration's proposals to require upgrades to existing natural gas-fired power plants in order to curb climate-warming emissions.
Former Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillete became president and CEO of the EEI in 2023. The choice of Brouillette as president was criticized by the environmental group Evergreen Action.
In July 2025, Broulette was replaced by Drew Maloney, head of the American Investment Council in the role of CEO and president. Maloney was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during Donald Trump's first term.
Members of the Edison Electric Institute are investor-owned utility companies, meaning that they are mostly publicly-traded companies that supply power and electricity to businesses and consumers.
Some of the larger members include:
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the largest tax overhaul in 30 years, was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump at the end of 2017. The legislation had several provisions that benefit the electric industry: maintaining the federal income tax deduction for interest expense for regulated electric companies; maintaining the federal income tax deduction for state and local taxes; and providing for the “continuation of normalization, including addressing excess deferred taxes resulting from a reduction in the tax rate.”
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Edison Electric Institute
The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is an association that represents all U.S. investor-owned electric companies.
In its official communications, EEI mostly cast doubt on climate change in the 1990s. In the 2000s, EEI no longer cast doubt on climate change. However, in its official communications, the organization called for a delay in transitioning towards cleaner sources of energy. The organization heavily promoted "clean coal" as a cleaner source of energy (mentioning "clean coal" as much as all other carbon-free technologies combined). Since 2015, EEI's official communications have acknowledged the scientific consensus on climate change, although its chairman in 2017 said he did not agree with the scientific consensus.
In 2023, EEI lobbied against the Joe Biden administration's proposals to require upgrades to existing natural gas-fired power plants in order to curb climate-warming emissions.
Former Secretary of Energy Dan Brouillete became president and CEO of the EEI in 2023. The choice of Brouillette as president was criticized by the environmental group Evergreen Action.
In July 2025, Broulette was replaced by Drew Maloney, head of the American Investment Council in the role of CEO and president. Maloney was Assistant Secretary of the Treasury during Donald Trump's first term.
Members of the Edison Electric Institute are investor-owned utility companies, meaning that they are mostly publicly-traded companies that supply power and electricity to businesses and consumers.
Some of the larger members include:
The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, the largest tax overhaul in 30 years, was passed by Congress and signed by President Trump at the end of 2017. The legislation had several provisions that benefit the electric industry: maintaining the federal income tax deduction for interest expense for regulated electric companies; maintaining the federal income tax deduction for state and local taxes; and providing for the “continuation of normalization, including addressing excess deferred taxes resulting from a reduction in the tax rate.”
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