Edison Electric Institute

American trade group Edison Electric InstituteFormation1933Headquarters701 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20004-2696Location38°53′39.9″N 77°1′20.4″W / 38.894417°N 77.022333°W / 38.894417; -77.022333ChairCalvin ButlerPresidentDrew MaloneyWebsitewww.eei.org The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) is an industry 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. The industry association continues to lobby against critical climate-related regulations and maintains that fossil fuels, particularly fossil gas, have a prominent role