FPL's Turkey Point Costs Hit Customers; Lawsuit Moves Forward
One month ago the Florida Public Service Commission, the agency that regulates the state’s biggest power companies, approved FPL’s request to charge customer for the costs to clean-up an underground contamination plume…
Statement to KUB: We Deserve a Clean Bill, Reduce These Fixed Fees
Today, I had the opportunity to speak before the KUB Commission (link to Facebook Live at KUB headquarters), sharing my thoughts on a very important issue we are facing - fixed, mandatory charges…
Solar Course Correction from Central Georgia EMC
This blog was written by Alissa Schafer, former Solar Policy & Communications Manager at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Florida: Energy Winners and Losers in 2017
Happy 2018! As we would look forward to taking positive steps towards a cleaner, smarter energy future in the Sunshine State this year, it’s instructive to look at the state energy trends…
Clean Line: A TVA Failure of Clean Energy and Environmental Leadership
It has become increasingly clear that the Tennessee Valley Authority is taking a hostile position towards renewable energy. TVA's recent decision to ignore, or flat out reject, renewable energy from the Plains…
4 Ways You Can Help Defeat Trump's Disastrous New Drilling Plan
You may have heard the news that last week President Trump unveiled an utterly insane national plan for offshore drilling that seeks to auction off 90% of our country's offshore waters to…
Trump Administration pushes offshore drilling EVERYWHERE
Today, the Trump Administration took a huge step toward disaster with the announcement of their draft proposed five year program for offshore drilling. The proposed plan will foist oil and gas drilling…
These 51 Southeast Mayors and Communities Are Going for 100% Renewable Energy
Mayors and cities around the Southeast are going all in on renewable energy, which can help lower electricity costs, reduce pollution, and create jobs. The Sierra Club is compiling a list of…
Energy Storage: Charging Ahead in 2018
GTM Research and the Energy Storage Association recently released a new report on the energy storage market. Due to the rapidly declining price of energy storage (predominately batteries), the report states that nearly…
A Nobel Prize for a Behavioral Economics Pioneer: Are there Lessons for (Utility) Regulation?
This is a guest post of a blog written by Scott Hempling which originally ran on his law firm's blog in November 2017 here. Richard Thaler has won the Nobel Prize in…