Old Coal on the Brink in Georgia
Georgia Power Company (GPC) operates a fleet of old coal plants. Their oldest coal units, Yates units 1 and 2, are 61 years old. Unlike wine, cheese or a savings account, coal…
A Rollicking EV Romp
If you follow this blog regularly, you know that my posts tend towards technical and, well, boring. You'll have to take that up with my editors. I assure you that my first…
Thankful for Alternatives to Coal and Nuclear
Last week, SACE participated in a media flurry over two released reports. The first report documents how America's traditional power plants (like coal and nuclear) consume vast amounts of freshwater - an…
An Efficient Holiday Season: Cooking Edition
This blog was written by SACE intern Jeannie McKinney. Well readers, it's that time of year again: the time when temperatures go way down, lights come on earlier, and energy bills go…
New Leadership Signals Trouble Ahead for Plant Washington
Board of Director elections held Saturday, November 12 at Cobb EMC raised the profile of member dissatisfaction with the Atlanta-area utility co-op’s decision-making and leadership to a new level. New board members…
Georgia Review on Energy and Water in a Warming World Report
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Week in review on water and energy in NC
Earlier this week I had the pleasure of working in Charlotte, NC with Dr. Peter Frumhoff, Director of Science and Policy with the Union of Concerned Scientists, to release the new Energy and…
Energy subsidies in a free market
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Free market perspective already dominates the climate policy debate
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
New Report Highlights Power Plant Stress on Freshwater Supplies in Southeast
A new report by the Energy and Water in a Warming World Initiative (EW3), “Freshwater Use by U.S. Power Plants: Electricity’s Thirst for a Precious Resource,” details how water use by power…