Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast: 2022 Annual Update
Climate science shows we must achieve net-zero GHG emissions between 2040-2055 to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees C and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
Georgia Power’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan in the Home Stretch: Yet Key Issues Remain
A number of issues that we (Southern Alliance for Clean Energy & Southface), and other parties, are concerned about, were either omitted from the Stipulation or otherwise insufficiently addressed.
We Won’t Give Up on Justice for the Kingston Coal Ash Workers
13 years after TVA’s massive ash spill, workers and advocates attend a critical court hearing.
Coal Ash Town Hall Underscores Need for More Public Oversight of TVA
Moving toxic coal ash from its current location in Memphis is a necessary first step to protecting our water supply, but it needs to be moved in the safest, least impactful way.
TVA plans to replace Cumberland coal plant with another fossil fuel
In 2021 TVA announced it would shutter the Cumberland coal plant. Last week, TVA proposed to lock customers into paying for fossil gas to replace it, without fully exploring efficiency and renewable…
SACE members speak out against TVA replacing Kingston Coal plant with new fossil gas
We at SACE and our members know the dire consequences of continuing to pour money into fossil fuel infrastructure and the potential polluting impacts on the public’s health and the environment. We…
TVA is planning to retire coal plants, what's next?
TVA has begun two plus years-long NEPA processes to retire and replace the Cumberland and Kingston coal plants. Here's an update on happenings and opportunities to get involved as of July 2021.
Memphian Rep. Steve Cohen introduces bill to improve coal ash clean up
This blog post was written by Brady Watson, former Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) earlier this month introduced legislation called the “Ensuring…
Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast: Duke Energy (Part 2)
SACE tracks carbon emissions and planned generation in its annual report entitled "Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast" to answer the question of whether or not the power sector is decarbonizing at a…
TVA response to possible MLGW exit raises more questions than it answers
TVA’s insistence that it can offer a cleaner energy supply begs the question of why it doesn't just announce a net-zero carbon goal like the other utilities in the region. Leaders in…