AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO vs Essential Utilities
On overall TruNorth grade, Essential Utilities scores higher (AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO: C, Essential Utilities: B). Both graded from public records across nine values categories.
Political donations
FEC: $10K PAC donations; 79% to Republican, 21% to Democratic committees.
FEC: $4K PAC donations; 0% to Republican, 100% to Democratic committees.
Environment
air pollution violation: $4.7B in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
environmental violation: $1.1M in federal penalties (Violation Tracker).
Labor
117 federal penalties totaling $4.8B since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
113 federal penalties totaling $2.8M since 2000 (Violation Tracker).
DEI
No public record found.
No public record found.
Charity
Operates the American Electric Power Foundation: $26.7M in charitable contributions, gifts & grants paid (FY2023, IRS Form 990-PF).
No public record found.
Animal testing
No public record found.
No public record found.
Firearms
No public record found.
No public record found.
Privacy
No public record found.
No public record found.
Executive pay
No public record found.
No public record found.
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