Update on President Trump's Nominations to TVA Board as U.S. Senate session winds down
There's a chance two nominees for TVA's Board could be voted on by the U.S. Senate before the session ends if they are attached to other legislation, though time is running out.…
Duke Energy’s Electric Transportation Pilot Gets Green Light in NC
The North Carolina Utilities Commission approved a scaled-back version of Duke Energy’s $76 million Electric Transportation Pilot proposal. The Commission signaled its willingness to consider a second pilot proposal after Duke establishes…
2019 Rankings: High usage contributes to high electricity bills in Southeast
Last month, October, the US Energy Information Administration (EIA) released another year of utility-reported electricity data. The latest annual data is for the calendar year of 2019. Looking at the EIA's tabulation…
Clean Energy Connection Program Aims To Expand Access to Solar in the Sunshine State
No one can deny the strong demand for solar power in the Sunshine State. In response, Duke Energy Florida aims to launch Clean Energy Connection, a 749 MW shared solar program to…
Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast: TVA's stalled decarbonization disadvantages the Tennessee Valley
SACE tracks carbon emissions and planned generation in its annual report entitled "Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast" to answer the question of whether or not the power sector is decarbonizing at a…
The lights just flickered in Memphis. What happens next really matters.
Over the last two years, several expert studies have shown that Memphis could save hundreds of millions of dollars each year on its energy costs if the city were to switch to…
Real numbers within reach, MLGW Board approves RFP process, awaits Memphis City Council vote
Voting “yes” to an RFP opens the door to MLGW and the City of Memphis to break free from TVA and saving customers money, creating local jobs, attracting billions of dollars of…
What's the latest with SEEM?
It’s been two months since my first blog post about SEEM, the soon-to-be-proposed Southeast Energy Exchange Market, so here’s an update on what we know as of mid-September. One of our main…
City Council and MLGW have a Triple Play Opportunity for Memphis
This op-ed, co-written by Memphis resident Pearl Eva Walker, who works on the Memphis Has the Power campaign, and SACE Executive Director Dr. Stephen A. Smith originally appeared in Commercial Appeal on September 25,…
Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast: Duke Energy (Part 2)
SACE tracks carbon emissions and planned generation in its annual report entitled "Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast" to answer the question of whether or not the power sector is decarbonizing at a…