Sutton Case Study: Coal Ash Harms and Kills Fish
A new study released on December 3, 2013, shows that toxic coal ash from Duke Energy's L.V. Sutton Power Station is seriously harming fish and wildlife in Lake Sutton, a popular fishing…
Georgia Power Solar Tariff Withdrawn
Today, the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) took another step towards using solar power to reform the state's largest monopoly electric utility, Georgia Power. SACE applauds the PSC decision to approve a settlement…
Many Coal Plants in the Southeast STILL Ripe for Retirement
The Union of Concerned Scientists(UCS) recently released an update to their existing report that identifies many coal units in the Southeast as "Ripe for Retirement." UCS re-analyzed the economics of operating coal…
We're confident that radioactive waste is a problem but what do nuclear regulators think?
Lately there's been a lot of talk about 'waste confidence.' It's a wholly confusing term about an extremely important topic: the toxic, highly radioactive nuclear waste that's been produced by and is…
Solar MythBusters #1: Clouds blocking solar in the Sunshine State?
SACE staff member Charlie Coggeshall contributed to this post. This is the first in a series of blogs on solar myths; stay tuned for future MythBuster posts in the coming months! Orlando…
Alabama Power distracts from real issues at informal hearing
On December 10, the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) conducted an “informal public hearing” regarding Alabama Power’s capital expenditures for environmental compliance. The three-and-a-half hour hearing effectively demonstrated Alabama’s systemic failure to…
Five years since Kingston: Cane Run, Kentucky still waiting for solutions
Two weeks from now marks the fifth anniversary of the Kingston coal ash spill, one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. In the weeks leading up to the anniversary, we are posting a…
Alabama Coal Association Whines About Losing in the Free Market
In a letter dated December 9th to Senator Richard Shelby, the Alabama Coal Association has called for an investigation of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and other environmental groups, complaining that we…
Energy-Water Collisions: Landmark Resolution from the Nation's Electricity Regulators
This is a guest post by John Rogers, senior energy analyst with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) and co-manager of the Energy and Water in a Warming World Initiative (EW3) that…
Florida State University student selected as a Southeastern Delegate for the 2013 U.S. Solar Market Insight Conference
This guest post was authored by Justin Vandenbroeck, IDEAS For Us Ambassador and Industrial Engineering student at Florida State University, who was chosen as a Southeastern Delegate for the 2013 U.S. Solar Market Insight…