American Electric Power |
American Electric Power |
environmental violation |
2007 |
EPA |
$4,675,000,000 |
American Electric Power |
American Electric Power |
environmental violation |
2007 |
MULTI-AG |
(*) $4,675,000,000 |
Enron |
Enron |
energy market manipulation |
2005 |
MULTI-AG |
$1,520,000,000 |
Cinergy Corporation |
Duke Energy |
environmental violation |
2000 |
EPA |
$1,430,000,000 |
Virginia Electric Power Co. |
Dominion Energy |
environmental violation |
2003 |
EPA |
$1,219,200,000 |
Ohio Edison Company |
FirstEnergy |
environmental violation |
2005 |
EPA |
$1,133,500,000 |
Wisconsin Power and Light Company |
Alliant Energy |
environmental violation |
2013 |
EPA |
$1,010,950,000 |
Pacific Gas & Electric |
PG&E Corp. |
consumer protection violation |
2019 |
CA-MULTI |
$1,000,000,000 |
Powerex |
BC Hydro |
energy market manipulation |
2013 |
CA-AG |
$750,000,000 |
Mirant Corporation |
NRG Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2005 |
CA-AG |
$749,700,000 |
East Kentucky Power Cooperative |
East Kentucky Power Cooperative |
environmental violation |
2007 |
EPA |
$650,750,000 |
Wisconsin Electric Power Company |
WEC Energy Group |
environmental violation |
2003 |
EPA |
$623,200,000 |
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. |
NiSource |
environmental violation |
2011 |
EPA |
$613,000,000 |
Dynegy Midwest Generation |
Vistra Energy |
environmental violation |
2005 |
EPA |
$524,000,000 |
Westar Energy |
Evergy Inc. |
environmental violation |
2010 |
EPA |
$509,000,000 |
Reliant Energy, Inc. |
NRG Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2005 |
MULTI-AG |
$460,000,000 |
Enron Power Marketing Inc. |
Enron |
energy market manipulation |
2006 |
FERC |
$400,000,000 |
PSEG Fossil LLC |
Public Service Enterprise |
environmental violation |
2002 |
EPA |
$344,400,000 |
Wisconsin Public Service Corporation |
WEC Energy Group |
environmental violation |
2013 |
EPA |
$307,200,000 |
Dynegy |
Vistra Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2004 |
CA-AG |
$281,500,000 |
Louisiana Generating (NRG Energy) |
NRG Energy |
environmental violation |
2012 |
EPA |
$264,000,000 |
Duke Energy |
Duke Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2004 |
MULTI-AG |
$207,500,000 |
Alabama Power Company |
Southern Company |
environmental violation |
2006 |
EPA |
$200,000,000 |
Commonwealth Edison Company |
Exelon |
kickbacks and bribery |
2020 |
USAO |
$200,000,000 |
Ameren |
Ameren |
environmental violation |
2007 |
MO-AG |
$179,750,000 |
Dairyland Power Cooperative |
Dairyland Power Cooperative |
environmental violation |
2012 |
EPA |
$155,950,000 |
SCANA Corp. |
Dominion Energy |
fraud |
2020 |
USAO |
$137,500,000 |
Kentucky Utilities |
PPL Corp. |
environmental violation |
2009 |
EPA |
$136,400,000 |
Southern California Gas Company |
Sempra Energy |
environmental violation |
2018 |
CA-AG |
$119,500,000 |
Enron Corp. |
Enron |
accounting fraud or deficiencies |
2005 |
CT-AG |
$111,200,000 |
Duke Energy Corporation |
Duke Energy |
environmental violation |
2015 |
EPA |
$102,000,000 |
Minnkota Power Cooperative and Square Butte Electric Cooperative |
Minnkota Power Cooperative |
environmental violation |
2006 |
EPA |
$100,000,000 |
Duke Energy |
Duke Energy |
environmental violation |
2009 |
EPA |
$93,000,000 |
GDF SUEZ Energy Marketing NA, Inc. |
Engie |
energy market violation |
2017 |
FERC |
$81,800,000 |
Kentucky Utilities Company |
PPL Corp. |
environmental violation |
2013 |
EPA |
$57,300,000 |
NiSource Inc. et al. |
NiSource |
consumer protection violation |
2020 |
MA-AG |
$56,000,000 |
ABB Inc. |
ABB Ltd. |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2019 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$55,000,000 |
Bay State Gas Company, d/b/a Columbia Gas of Massachusetts |
NiSource |
environmental violation |
2020 |
USAO |
$53,030,116 |
ABB Middle East & Africa Participations AG |
ABB Ltd. |
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices |
2001 |
DOJ_ANTITRUST |
$53,000,000 |
PG&E et al. |
PG&E Corp. |
environmental violation |
2013 |
USAO |
$50,500,000 |
Reliant Energy Services, Inc. |
NRG Energy |
energy market violation |
2003 |
FERC |
$50,000,000 |
Commonwealth Edison |
Exelon |
consumer protection violation |
2014 |
IL-AG |
$46,000,000 |
WEC Energy Group |
WEC Energy Group |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2012 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$45,000,000 |
NSTAR Gas & Electric Co. |
EverSource Energy |
consumer protection violation |
2015 |
MA-AG |
$44,700,000 |
Progress Energy |
Duke Energy |
False Claims Act and related |
2004 |
CA-SFCA |
$43,100,000 |
Golden Valley Electric Association |
Golden Valley Electric Association |
environmental violation |
2012 |
EPA |
$40,365,000 |
PSEG Energy Resources & Trade, LLC |
Public Service Enterprise |
energy market violation |
2018 |
FERC |
$39,400,000 |
ABB Ltd. |
ABB Ltd. |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
2010 |
SEC |
$39,300,000 |
Enron Corp. |
Enron |
energy market manipulation |
2004 |
CFTC |
$35,000,000 |
Southern Indiana Gas and Electric Company, Inc. |
CenterPoint Energy |
environmental violation |
2003 |
EPA |
$33,100,000 |
EAST KENTUCKY POWER COOPERATIVE |
East Kentucky Power Cooperative |
environmental violation |
2013 |
EPA |
$30,684,571 |
American Electric Power Company, Inc. and AEP Energy Services, Inc. |
American Electric Power |
data submission deficiencies |
2005 |
CFTC |
$30,000,000 |
American Electric Power |
American Electric Power |
data submission deficiencies |
2005 |
DOJ_CRIMINAL |
$30,000,000 |
Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan |
Duke Energy |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2011 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$30,000,000 |
Cinergy Corporation |
Duke Energy |
environmental violation |
2000 |
MULTI-AG |
(*) $30,000,000 |
Sempra Energy Corporation |
Sempra Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2006 |
NV-AG |
$30,000,000 |
Pacific Gas & Electric |
PG&E Corp. |
environmental violation |
2012 |
USAO |
$29,500,000 |
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C. |
Duke Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2003 |
CFTC |
$28,000,000 |
FirstEnergy Nuclear Operating Company |
FirstEnergy |
nuclear safety violation |
2006 |
NRC |
$28,000,000 |
CMS Energy Corp. |
CMS Energy |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2006 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$28,000,000 |
First Energy/Cleveland Electric Illuminating Company |
FirstEnergy |
labor relations violation |
2001 |
NLRB |
$27,382,600 |
San Diego Gas & Electric |
Sempra Energy |
environmental violation |
2012 |
CA-SDCA |
$27,000,000 |
Florida Power & Light Co. |
NextEra Energy |
energy market violation |
2009 |
FERC |
$25,000,000 |
Illinois Power Co. and Dynergy Midwest Generation |
Ameren |
environmental violation |
2005 |
IL-AG |
(*) $24,000,000 |
ILLINOIS POWER COMPANY |
Ameren |
environmental violation |
2005 |
EPA |
$24,000,000 |
Reliant Energy Services Inc. |
NRG Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2007 |
USAO |
$22,200,000 |
American Electric Power Co. |
American Electric Power |
energy market violation |
2005 |
FERC |
$21,000,000 |
American Electric Power Company Inc. |
American Electric Power |
energy market violation |
2005 |
FERC |
$21,000,000 |
Virginia Electric Power Co. |
Dominion Energy |
environmental violation |
2000 |
EPA |
(*) $19,200,000 |
ABB Ltd. |
ABB Ltd. |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act |
2010 |
DOJ_CRIMINAL |
$19,000,000 |
Ohio Edison |
FirstEnergy |
environmental violation |
2005 |
MULTI-AG |
(*) $18,900,000 |
Peoples Gas Light and Coke Co. |
WEC Energy Group |
consumer protection violation |
2016 |
IL-AG |
$18,750,000 |
Reliant Energy Services, Inc. |
NRG Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2003 |
CFTC |
$18,000,000 |
Dynegy, Inc. |
Vistra Energy |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2008 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$17,900,000 |
PG&E |
PG&E Corp. |
wage and hour violation |
2009 |
private lawsuit-state |
$17,250,000 |
Tampa Electric Company |
Emera |
environmental violation |
2000 |
EPA |
$16,500,000 |
Midwest Generation, EME, LLC |
NRG Energy |
labor relations violation |
2010 |
NLRB |
$16,184,587 |
e prime, Inc. |
Xcel Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2004 |
CFTC |
$16,000,000 |
American Municipal Power |
American Municipal Power |
environmental violation |
2010 |
EPA |
$15,850,000 |
El Paso Electric Corporation |
El Paso Electric |
energy market violation |
2003 |
FERC |
$15,500,000 |
AmerenUE |
Ameren |
energy market violation |
2006 |
FERC |
$15,000,000 |
Southern Company |
Southern Company |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2007 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$15,000,000 |
Virginia Electric & Power Company, d/b/a Dominion Energy Virginia |
Dominion Energy |
energy market violation |
2019 |
FERC |
$14,000,000 |
Virginia Electric Power Co. |
Dominion Energy |
environmental violation |
2003 |
MULTI-AG |
(*) $13,900,000 |
Consolidated Edison |
Consolidated Edison |
employment discrimination |
2002 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$13,838,137 |
Reliant Energy |
NRG Energy |
energy market violation |
2003 |
FERC |
$13,800,000 |
CenterPoint Energy |
CenterPoint Energy |
consumer protection violation |
2006 |
MN-AG |
$13,500,000 |
PSE&G FOSSIL LLC |
Public Service Enterprise |
environmental violation |
2007 |
EPA |
$13,400,000 |
Dominion Energy |
Dominion Energy |
environmental violation |
2013 |
EPA |
$13,200,000 |
Edison International |
Edison International |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2018 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$13,161,491 |
Northern Indiana Public Service Co. |
NiSource |
environmental violation |
2011 |
IN-AG |
(*) $13,000,000 |
Mirant Americas Energy Marketing LP |
NRG Energy |
energy market manipulation |
2004 |
CFTC |
$12,500,000 |
KeySpan Corporation |
National Grid |
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices |
2010 |
DOJ_ANTITRUST |
$12,000,000 |
Atmos Energy |
Atmos Energy |
energy market violation |
2011 |
FERC |
$12,000,000 |
East Kentucky Power Cooperative |
East Kentucky Power Cooperative |
environmental violation |
2007 |
EPA |
$11,400,000 |
Enron |
Enron |
energy market violation |
2003 |
FERC |
$11,000,000 |
Mirant Energy Trading LLC |
NRG Energy |
fraud |
2007 |
DOJ_CRIMINAL |
$11,000,000 |
SCANA Corporation |
Dominion Energy |
energy market violation |
2007 |
FERC |
$10,800,000 |
Aquila, Inc. |
Evergy Inc. |
benefit plan administrator violation |
2007 |
private lawsuit-federal |
$10,500,000 |
Consumers Energy |
CMS Energy |
environmental violation |
2014 |
EPA |
$10,250,000 |
Nicor, Inc. |
Southern Company |
accounting fraud or deficiencies |
2007 |
SEC |
$10,000,000 |