Duke's Carbon Plan/ Integrated Resource Plan is Imminent, Here's What to Expect
Duke Energy, one of the most high-profile electric utility companies in the country, is gearing up to start a process with potential to significantly impact carbon reduction in the Southeast.
Courts to FERC: Take Another Look at SEEM
On July 14, 2023, the District of Columbia Court of Appeals released a decision in our appeal of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC's) approval of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market, or…
TVA Planning Process Less "Public" than Private Utilities
TVA is the largest public power utility in the country. Yet the public is largely cut out of TVA's most important decision-making process - its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP).
Commentary: S.C. senators can pass an overdue fix for unaffordable electric bills
A little-known regulatory policy temporarily put in place following the oil crisis of the 1970s is still prevalent and causing high electric bills, hiking Dominion customers’ bills yet again this past month.…
Decoding the Impact of Gas Prices on Electric Bills
Increasing bill volatility is one of many drawbacks of a gas-reliant electric system. We need to change the way we regulate fuel cost recovery and move away from heavy gas reliance.
Analysis finds Renewables cheaper than all Southeast coal plants
Energy Innovation has released updated analysis comparing the cost of continuing to operate coal plants to replacing them with solar, wind, or batteries. The results are clear: continued reliance on coal is…
TVA CEO Releases Record of Decision on New Gas Plant
On Friday, January 20, 2023, the Tennessee Valley Authority's CEO, Jeff Lyash published a Record of Decision in the Federal Register: it plans to replace the retiring Cumberland coal plant with a…
On the Eve of 2023, North Carolina Utilities Commission Releases Carbon Plan
Next planning process to be influenced by Inflation Reduction Act and recent winter storm blackouts.
Senate Approves TVA Board Nominees
All six of President Biden's nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors were confirmed by the US Senate on December 21, 2022.
TVA Nears Decision to Build New Gas Plant and Pipeline in Middle Tennessee
TVA is trying to lock in the gas plants it wants to build at Cumberland and Kingston so that these decisions cannot be backtracked in the next IRP.