Senators sell out the public, then go on vacation
This blog is a guest post originally published on EcoWatch. On Aug. 2, twenty four Senators demonstrated their obedience to the coal industry by introducing a new bill that permanently blocks the…
Florida Stimulus Success The Untold Story of Energy Savings and Economic Development
In July of 2012, the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS), led by Commissioner Adam Putnam, issued an audit of energy initiatives including those funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment…
Hands Across the Sand: A Tale of Two Coasts
This post was co-authored by Liz Kazal, Mississippi Campus Organizer for Southern Energy Network. Folly Beach photos courtesy of Foxworthy Studios. On Saturday, August 4, 180 communities in 32 states and 15…
How Not to Set Electricity Rates
Clare McGuire, former attorney for the Georgia Public Service commission and Georgia Watch, contributed to this post. Electricity rate setting is a hornet's nest full of accounting, policy-making and politics. People love…
Florida Nuclear Debacles: Throwing Even More Good Money After Bad
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Energy Efficiency: The New Energy Superhero of the Southeast
SACE recently finished its review of 2011 energy efficiency impacts for the major utilities in Georgia, Florida, the Carolinas and Tennessee. We are proud to announce that all major utilities are now offering…
The EV Project expands to Atlanta
The EV Project, which we first blogged about a year ago, is successfully wrapping up in Tennessee. Its impact in bringing electric vehicles (EVs) to the market is significant and will continue for years…
Energy and Water Collisions: Drought Implications
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
After election, questions remain about Plant Washington
While candidates Kaye Shipley, Cheryl Mathis, and Ab Roesel were edged out yesterday in board elections at Snapping Shoals EMC, an Atlanta-area utility co-op, we congratulate them on a hard-fought campaign to…
Fukushima Report Conclusion: Man made Disaster
Earlier this month, the Japanese Independent Investigation Commission released its report on the Fukushima nuclear disaster, concluding that collusion between regulators and the industry, including the utility TEPCO, was a primary factor…