Puerto Rico Leaves Florida in its Wake on Clean Energy Policy
In a recent blog Florida Could Learn About Clean Energy Solutions from Puerto Rico, I shared my journey in searching for Florida’s clean energy policy. As a young political scientist, I began this journey…
An Open Letter to Florida Power and Light: St. Lucie Unit 2 Nuclear Reactor
Dear Mr. Silagy, As the President of Florida’s largest utility, with monopoly control over a significant part of the state and over 4 million captive customers, I respectfully ask that you address…
Deny this, solar skeptics!
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
FPL is running an experimental reactor in a weak regulatory environment
SACE High Risk Energy Choices Program Director, Sara Barczak, contributed to this post. Recently across the Southeastern United States, we have witnessed and experienced what happens when cavalier energy companies team up…
Duke Energy Shortsighted on Efficiency, Again
In December 2011, Duke Energy and Progress Energy signed a settlement agreement with several groups, including SACE,to resolve legal issues raised during the Companies' proposed merger. As mentioned in a recent SACE blog,…
Mississippi is the "sunshine state" for the Tennessee Valley Authority
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Current Florida PSC like episode of Utilities Gone Wild says former member
This blog and its unique perspective comes courtesy of Nancy Argenziano. She served on the Florida Public Service Commissioner from 2007 - 2010 and in the Florida Legislature as a senator and…
Duke Energy: This is Not Leadership
Shorter versions of this oped were originally published in North Carolina in the Charlotte Observer on February 10, 2014 (found here) and in Florida in the Tampa Bay Times on February 11,…
Shout Out: Good Carbon Reduction News from TVA
OK, I admit it; in our watchdog/clean energy advocate role, we at SACE are often critical of our regional utilities. Yet, we have and will continue to call out positive developments and…
Less Sunny Year in Gainesville
A few weeks ago the Gainesville City Commissioners voted (5-2) to suspend the Regional Utilities (GRU) feed-in tariff (FiT) solar program. Interestingly, the event received little attention outside the Gainesville area, despite…