Duke's Carbon Plan: Part 3: How Many Extra Power Plants Should We Pay For? The Southeast’s Hidden “Reliability Tax”
Southeastern customers pay for more power plants than other regions because there is inadequate regional reserve sharing. Climate change and data center growth are increasing the urgency for market reform.
Duke's Carbon Plan: Part 2: Flawed Modeling Assumptions Produce Fossil Fuel Bias
A detailed look at testimony that identifies points of bias in Duke Energy's North Carolina Carbon Plan Integrated Resource Plan (CPIRP)
Duke’s Carbon Plan: Part 1 -- Too Risky, According to Experts
Advocates outline risks of North Carolina Utilities Commission approval of Duke’s rigid, outdated resource plan proposal.
High Electric Bills? It's Not You, It's Them!
When Georgia Power customers get our June bills, we might wonder why they've increased: Bills are rising because Georgia Power and regulators are passing Plant Vogtle's construction costs on to us, again.
Former Commissioner: FERC's Transmission Rule will Benefit the Southeast
NARUC's statement about FERC Order 1920 did not paint a rosy picture. SACE Board Chair Ennis Leon Jacobs Jr., former Chair of the Florida PSC, decided to weigh in.
FERC Puts the "Planning" in Regional Transmission Planning in the Southeast
Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued a rule through Order 1920 that will bring regional transmission planning into the modern era. This rule is a particularly big deal for the…
Historic Federal Rules Will Curb Dangerous Power Plant Pollution
Today, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Biden’s leadership released an important set of pollution limitations for power plants that will improve people’s health and help preserve a stable climate. Specifically,…
Biden's Hand-picked Regulators Okay Most Anti-Climate Utility Plan in Country
The federally-owned electric utility TVA has taken a key step toward a huge expansion of fossil fuel infrastructure over the next few years.
SC House Passes Legislation Favoring Fossil Fuel Expansion Over Renewable Electricity
Bill proposes new fossil gas power plant to be built on the Edisto River, saddling customers with billions of dollars on electric bills for decades to come.
EPA to TVA: Review is Inadequate, More Transparency Needed
EPA states that TVA's environmental review of replacing the Kingston coal plant with new fossil gas pipeline and power plants is inadequate, and a supplemental review with more transparency is needed.