A new report looks at a well-connected nonprofit that has been helping grassroots groups across the country fight local solar projects—with misinformation.
, says its purpose is to “advocate for responsible solar policies that balance the demand for renewable energy with the interests of counties and their residents.”
But as NPR reports, the founder of Citizens for Responsible Solar, Susan Ralston, has a long resume in GOP politics and relationships with conservative heavy-hitters—she worked for both George W. Bush and Karl Rove. For her anti-solar groups work, Ralston has hired staff members and consultants with similarly strong ties to GOP political figures and dark money groups, including Americans for Prosperity and the American Legislative Exchange Council.
And it looks like Ralston was being paid well by parties with a vested interest in not seeing renewable energy projects succeed. According to NPR, her consulting firm, SBR Enterprises Inc, received almost $300,000 between 2018 and 2020 from the Paul E. Singer Foundation, the charitable giving outlet of wealthy venture capitalist Paul Singer.
While Ralston founded the group to specifically fight against one project in Virginia, her influence has since expanded across the country. As the NPR report lays out, Ralston has directly spoken to anti-solar workers in various states and helped to connect them with each other and other anti-renewable groups.
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