Violation Tracker Industry Summary Page
Industry:
utilities and power generation
Penalty Total since 2000:
$22,447,575,068
Number of Records:
1,911
Note:
The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
| Top 10 Parent Companies | Total Penalty $ | Number of Records |
|---|---|---|
| American Electric Power | $4,797,468,204 | 58 |
| Enron | $2,085,725,327 | 14 |
| Duke Energy | $1,974,498,085 | 76 |
| NRG Energy | $1,645,848,295 | 86 |
| Dominion Energy | $1,425,486,835 | 97 |
| FirstEnergy | $1,209,754,493 | 53 |
| PG&E Corp. | $1,117,250,362 | 57 |
| Alliant Energy | $1,027,638,824 | 13 |
| WEC Energy Group | $1,000,028,706 | 27 |
| Vistra Energy | $849,690,316 | 57 |
Individual Penalty Records:
Click on the company or penalty amount for more information on each case. Click on the parent name to reach the summary page for that parent company.
| Company | Parent | Primary Offense Type | Year |
Agency |
Penalty Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enel Salt Wells LLC | Enel | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $8,400 |
| CALPINE GREENLEAF INC- UNIT 1 | Calpine | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $13,500 |
| Southern California Edison | Edison International | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $39,127 |
| AMERIGAS PROPANE, L P | UGI Corp. | environmental violation | 2006 | EPA | $57,248 |
| Puget Sound Energy Inc | Puget Sound Energy | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $471,900 |
| Avista Corporation | Avista | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $172,000 |
| TransAlta Centralia Generation. LLC | TransAlta | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $28,500 |
| Golden Valley Assn, AK Industrial Development & Ex | Golden Valley Electric Association | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | (*) $115,000 |
| AMERIGAS - TERRACE HEIGHTS | UGI Corp. | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $12,960 |
| Golden Valley Electric Association LLC | Golden Valley Electric Association | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $110,570 |
| Washakie Renewable Energy, LLC | Washakie Renewable Energy | environmental violation | 2015 | EPA | (*) $3,000,000 |
| Vestas Towers America, Inc. | Vestas | environmental violation | 2012 | EPA | $15,000 |
| ENEL | Enel | environmental violation | 2018 | EPA | $76,997 |
| Indianapolis Power & Light Company | AES Corp. | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $925,000 |
| DTE Energy | DTE Energy | environmental violation | 2020 | EPA | $7,300,000 |
| Georgia Power Company | Southern Company | employment discrimination | 2012 | EEOC | $49,500 |
| Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc. | Hawaiian Electric Industries | employment discrimination | 2012 | EEOC | $50,000 |
| Luminant Mining Company | Vistra Energy | employment discrimination | 2013 | EEOC | $150,000 |
| Consolidated Edison Company of New York, Inc. | Consolidated Edison | employment discrimination | 2015 | EEOC | $3,800,000 |
| Georgia Power Co. | Southern Company | employment discrimination | 2016 | EEOC | $1,586,500 |
| Conectiv, et al. | Calpine | employment discrimination | 2008 | EEOC | $1,650,000 |
| Commonwealth Edison Company | Exelon | employment discrimination | 2000 | EEOC | $2,500,000 |
| Oncor Electric Delivery Company, LLC | Sempra Energy | employment discrimination | 2019 | EEOC | $50,000 |
| Idaho Power Co. | IDACORP | employment discrimination | 2004 | EEOC | $175,000 |
| REC Silicon Inc | REC Silicon | benefit plan administrator violation | 2009 | EBSA | $10,001 |
| ENRON CORP. | Enron | benefit plan administrator violation | 2008 | EBSA | $10,001 |
| REC SILICON, INC. | REC Silicon | benefit plan administrator violation | 2008 | EBSA | $50,001 |
| AMERICAN WATER SERVICES OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE | American Water Works | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | EBSA | $50,001 |
| ENRON CORP. | Enron | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | EBSA | $10,001 |
| ABB Ltd. | ABB Ltd. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2010 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $19,000,000 |
| Mirant Energy Trading LLC | NRG Energy | fraud | 2007 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $11,000,000 |
| American Electric Power | American Electric Power | data submission deficiencies | 2005 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $30,000,000 |
| Dominion Oklahoma Texas Exploration & Production Inc. | Dominion Energy | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | DOJ_CIVIL | $2,219,974 |
| Washington Gas Energy Systems | AltaGas | fraud | 2014 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $2,500,000 |
| Exelon Corporation | Exelon | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2012 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $400,000 |
| KeySpan Corporation | National Grid | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2010 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $12,000,000 |
| ABB Middle East & Africa Participations AG | ABB Ltd. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2001 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $53,000,000 |
| Duke Energy Corporation | Duke Energy | investor protection violation | 2017 | DOJ_ANTITRUST | $600,000 |
| ABB, Inc. | ABB Ltd. | energy conservation violation | 2017 | DOE | $37,040 |
| Nicor Inc. | Southern Company | energy conservation violation | 2014 | DOE | $6,000 |
| Conectiv Services Inc | Calpine | consumer protection violation | 2001 | DE-AG | $150,000 |
| Potomac Electric Power Company (Pepco) | Exelon | environmental violation | 2014 | DC-AG | $850,000 |
| Washington Gas Light Co. | AltaGas | consumer protection violation | 2011 | DC-AG | $340,000 |
| Connecticut Light & Power | EverSource Energy | consumer protection violation | 2006 | CT-AG | $8,000,000 |
| Connecticut Natural Gas | Iberdrola | consumer protection violation | 2007 | CT-AG | $130,000 |
| Covanta Projects of Wallingford, L.P, | Covanta | environmental violation | 2011 | CT-AG | $400,000 |
| Dominion Retail, Inc. | Dominion Energy | consumer protection violation | 2006 | CT-AG | $707,182 |
| Enron Corp. | Enron | accounting fraud or deficiencies | 2005 | CT-AG | $111,200,000 |
| GDF Suez Energy Marketing NA, Inc. | Engie | tax violations | 2012 | CT-AG | $8,730 |
| United Illuminating | Iberdrola | consumer protection violation | 2005 | CT-AG | $198,230 |
| San Diego Gas & Electric Company | Sempra Energy | investor protection violation | 2010 | CFTC | $80,000 |
| Sempra Energy Trading LLC | Sempra Energy | investor protection violation | 2008 | CFTC | $175,000 |
| NRG Energy, Inc. | NRG Energy | data submission deficiencies | 2007 | CFTC | $2,000,000 |
| Dominion Resources, Inc. | Dominion Energy | data submission deficiencies | 2006 | CFTC | $4,250,000 |
| American Electric Power Company, Inc. and AEP Energy Services, Inc. | American Electric Power | data submission deficiencies | 2005 | CFTC | $30,000,000 |
| Mirant Americas Energy Marketing LP | NRG Energy | energy market manipulation | 2004 | CFTC | $12,500,000 |
| Cinergy Marketing & Trading, LP | Duke Energy | data submission deficiencies | 2004 | CFTC | $3,000,000 |
| Enron Corp. | Enron | energy market manipulation | 2004 | CFTC | $35,000,000 |
| Calpine Energy Services, L.P. | Calpine | investor protection violation | 2004 | CFTC | $1,500,000 |
| e prime, Inc. | Xcel Energy | energy market manipulation | 2004 | CFTC | $16,000,000 |
| Entergy Koch Trading, L.P. | Entergy | data submission deficiencies | 2004 | CFTC | $3,000,000 |
| Reliant Energy Services, Inc. | NRG Energy | energy market manipulation | 2003 | CFTC | $18,000,000 |
| Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. | Duke Energy | energy market manipulation | 2003 | CFTC | $28,000,000 |
| Dynegy Marketing & Trade (Dynegy) and West Coast Power LLC | Vistra Energy | energy market manipulation | 2002 | CFTC | $5,000,000 |
| Avista Energy | Avista | energy market manipulation | 2001 | CFTC | $2,100,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric Company | PG&E Corp. | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-SONDA | $120,000 |
| Mirant | NRG Energy | environmental violation | 2009 | CA-SFCA | $1,100,000 |
| PG&E | PG&E Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2006 | CA-SFCA | $6,500,000 |
| Progress Energy | Duke Energy | False Claims Act and related | 2004 | CA-SFCA | $43,100,000 |
| San Diego Gas & Electric | Sempra Energy | environmental violation | 2012 | CA-SDCA | $27,000,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | PG&E Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2019 | CA-MULTI | $1,000,000,000 |
| AmeriGas Propane, L.P. | UGI Corp. | consumer protection violation | 2013 | CA-MULTI | $800,000 |
| Pacific Gas & Electric | PG&E Corp. | environmental violation | 2020 | CA-MULTI | $4,000,000 |
| Southern California Gas Co. | Sempra Energy | environmental violation | 2016 | CA-LACDA | $4,000,000 |
| Dynegy | Vistra Energy | energy market manipulation | 2004 | CA-AG | $281,500,000 |
| Mirant Corporation | NRG Energy | energy market manipulation | 2005 | CA-AG | $749,700,000 |
| NextEra Energy Resources | NextEra Energy | environmental violation | 2010 | CA-AG | $2,500,000 |
| Powerex | BC Hydro | energy market manipulation | 2013 | CA-AG | $750,000,000 |
| Southern California Gas Company | Sempra Energy | environmental violation | 2018 | CA-AG | $119,500,000 |
| Southern California Edison | Edison International | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-state | $1,750,000 |
| Exelon Generation Company | Exelon | wage and hour violation | 2015 | private lawsuit-federal | $950,000 |
| Florida Power and Light | NextEra Energy | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $700,000 |
| NextEra Energy | NextEra Energy | wage and hour violation | 2012 | private lawsuit-federal | $650,000 |
| PG&E | PG&E Corp. | wage and hour violation | 2009 | private lawsuit-state | $17,250,000 |
| Thomas & Betts | ABB Ltd. | employment discrimination | 2003 | private lawsuit-federal | $698,610 |
| Illinois Power | Ameren | employment discrimination | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $559,000 |
| Consumers Energy | CMS Energy | employment discrimination | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,023,385 |
| Consolidated Edison | Consolidated Edison | employment discrimination | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $13,838,137 |
| Baltimore Gas & Electric | Exelon | employment discrimination | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,165,000 |
| Rochester Gas & Electric Co. | Iberdrola | employment discrimination | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
| Pacific Gas And Electric Company | PG&E Corp. | wage and hour violation | 2018 | private lawsuit-federal | $5,500,000 |
| Wisconsin Electric Power Company | WEC Energy Group | wage and hour violation | 2019 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,236,231 |
| Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan | Duke Energy | benefit plan administrator violation | 2011 | private lawsuit-federal | $30,000,000 |
| Aquila, Inc. | Evergy Inc. | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $10,500,000 |
| Southern Company | Southern Company | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $15,000,000 |
| Xcel Energy, Inc. | Xcel Energy | benefit plan administrator violation | 2005 | private lawsuit-federal | $8,000,000 |
| Calpine Corporation | Calpine | benefit plan administrator violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,200,000 |
| CMS Energy Corp. | CMS Energy | benefit plan administrator violation | 2006 | private lawsuit-federal | $28,000,000 |
| Allegheny Energy, Inc. | FirstEnergy | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $4,000,000 |
| Dynegy, Inc. | Vistra Energy | benefit plan administrator violation | 2007 | private lawsuit-federal | $9,975,000 |
| Dynegy, Inc. | Vistra Energy | benefit plan administrator violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $17,900,000 |
