Regional Transmission Planning Update: Reliable, Affordable Energy Needs More Work
Despite calls from advocates, the Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) group rejected a study on North Carolina’s Carbon Plan, hindering efforts to improve reliability and reduce energy costs.
FERC Order 1920 Warns the Southeastern Power Grid is Failing. Utilities Are Avoiding Upgrades as Long as Possible.
FERC’s Order 1920 aims to improve transmission planning, but the Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning Group is delaying compliance. With rising demand and extreme weather, delays could mean higher costs, blackouts, and vulnerabilities.
Clean Energy Groups Outline TVA Reforms to Improve Transmission Planning, Transparency, and Oversight
Today’s version of TVA is quite far from the original vision.
SACE and Georgia Groups Join Hundreds Nationally Calling on New Congress to Support Clean Energy Policies
Today, hundreds of groups across the country, including SACE and at least nine others representing Georgia, sent a letter to the newly sworn-in Congress, expressing our strong support for a broad suite…
New federal grants will improve the Southeastern power grid. But the need for more will only grow from here.
Federal grants totaling $410 million will enhance Southeastern power grids, boosting renewable energy, reliability, and economic benefits. However, local efforts must address significant future transmission needs to sustain regional growth and energy…
It’s not too late for TVA and Elon Musk to take Memphis’s environmental health seriously
This op-ed, written by Rocky Mountain Institute transmission advocacy fellow Ben Adams, was originally published by Harvard Public Health on November 4th. In June, the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce made a…
TVA Draft IRP - Exceedingly Broad Planning is Meaningless
TVA's draft does not present a single strategy or plan for TVA to prioritize moving forward. Instead it presents 30 potential paths forward based on 6 scenarios and 5 strategies.
Is Duke Energy planning our power grid, or are they just guessing?
The country's third largest energy company says it is trying to meet carbon reduction standards. But Duke's actions don't seem to match its words.