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.
SACE members speak up to tell TVA: No new fossil gas!
SACE members and residents across TVA’s service territory are submitting comments through June 10 encouraging TVA to remember its core mission and embrace low-cost, clean energy options such as energy efficiency, solar,…
V.C. Summer and Dominion: How to Save Customers Money and Protect the Environment
South Carolina’s energy regulator--the Public Service Commission (PSC)--will be hearing a very important case in November to decide the future of the abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear project and SCE&G’s proposed merger with…
A mystery: Peaking power plants using more natural gas than ever in the Southeast
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
UCS “Dwindling Role for Coal” Report: Wind and Solar Could Help Replace Coal in the Southeast
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Green Spirit Awards: Two leading sources of dehydration team up to save water! (HINT: One's beer.)
This is the fifth post in our Green Spirit Awards monthly blog series, highlighting breweries, wineries and distilleries in the Southeast using clean energy to create tasty, sustainable beverages. You can read…
9 Ways to #loveCleanEnergy on Valentines Day
It's that time of year again, love is in the air! Along with some snow flurries or rain, depending on where you live... In the spirit of the valentines holiday, we are…
Putting the “modern” in Duke Energy’s modernization plan
This is a guest blog Joan Walker, MountainTrue Campaign Director/Interim Director of Southern Region. On January 26, in Asheville, our communities will have their only chance to speak on Duke Energy’s…
Scary Stuff Blocking Solar in the Sunshine State
I am constantly amazed at how low Florida’s monopoly utilities are willing to go to protect their right to pollute and keep their captive customers. Frankly, it’s scary and that seems very…
Is Your State Betting Too Much on Natural Gas for Electricity? A New UCS Analysis Takes a Look
This is a guest post written by Union of Concerned Scientist's staffer John Rogers. The original post can be found here. To read press releases specific to Alabama, Georgia and Florida, visit the SACE news…