The campaign’s latest press release highlights three figures—Dan Dunmoyer of the California Building Industry Association, Robert Dean of IBEW Local 1245, and Lance Hastings of the California Manufacturers & Technology Association—as independent voices. However, utility disclosures show these groups collectively pocketed $604,757 from PG&E, Edison, SDG&E, and SoCalGas between 2023 and 2025. The California Building Industry Association alone received $415,000, with the vast majority sourced from PG&E.

Alexandra Nagy, Organizing Director at Consumer Watchdog, describes the operation as a choreographed disinformation echo chamber. The coalition is funded by entities like the Edison-backed Powering Progress and the PG&E-funded BRIDGE initiative. Beyond the direct payments, the group’s political reach is vast: a committee sponsored by PG&E and IBEW Local 1245 emerged as a top spender in the 2026 gubernatorial primary. While Nathan Click, Governor Newsom’s former communications director, leads the public-facing effort, Consumer Watchdog’s analysis found that 142 of the 214 organizations within the coalition have received a combined $7.3 million from major utilities over the last three years.