Connecticut AG William Tong has sued multiple solar panel sales and installation companies over alleged consumer protection violations, while Minnesota AG Keith Ellison has settled investigations into several solar installers and advertisers over similar allegations.

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California AG Rob Bonta secured a $50 million settlement with two gasoline trading firms—Vitol Inc., and SK Energy Americas, Inc. and a related entity (collectively, “SK”)—to resolve allegations that the companies violated state competition laws by manipulating the market for gasoline after a refinery explosion.

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A group of 23 Republican AGs, led by Florida AG Ashley Moody, sent a letter to the Department of Energy voicing concerns about the agency’s March 15, 2024, Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Residential Clothes Washers; Direct Final Rule, which imposes new energy efficiency standards on residential clothes washers.

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A group of 19 Republican AGs filed a Rehearing Request to FERC asking it to reconsider its Building for the Future Through Electric Regional Transmission Planning and Cost Allocation Final Rule, which requires transmission providers to conduct long-term regional planning.

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Illinois AG Kwame Raoul sued marketing company Southeast Energy Consultants LLC, which acquires customers on behalf of alternative retail electric suppliers (ARES), for allegedly deceiving consumers into switching from their public utility companies to more expensive contracts with ARES in violation of the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and the Illinois Telephone…

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