Tour with a Twist: What is Ripe to Retire in Georgia and Alabama?
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
What Is a Watt, Really?
Clean Energy. We’re all for it. In fact we’re the Southern Alliance for it. But what is it? I’m not talking about the “clean” part. That one word deserves its own essay.…
2012 Utility Efficiency Savings Goals Met by TVA, Georgia Power and Duke Energy
The Southeast utilities are starting to step up their game in energy efficiency. I am pleased to report that three of the major utilities here in the Southeast not only met their…
Louisiana Public Service Commission backs out on efficiency rules
In a bizarre reversal last Wednesday, the Louisiana Public Service Commission repealed the energy efficiency rules they had just passed in December, thereby undoing their first and only step toward saving customers money…
Scathing report finds Alabama PSC failing to protect ratepayers
A new report from the Arise Citizens’ Policy Project released March 1, “Public Utility Regulation Without the Public: The Alabama Public Service Commission and Alabama Power” [PDF] details ways Alabama’s utility regulatory…
Volunteer Energy Leads the Way
Members of Volunteer Energy Cooperative should be pleased with their efforts, as their Cooperative is leading the way on energy efficiency among the power distributors served by TVA. Late last year VEC, at the…
Southern Company: Squirreling the Energy Efficiency Debate
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Mississippi to surpass Alabama in energy efficiency?
Slow and steady wins the race, they say. Though Alabama was off to a better start, it's beginning to look like the state of Mississippi is going to surpass Alabama in their…
Meeting power needs with less coal in Georgia
Ulla Reeves, SACE's Regional Program Director, contributed to and edited this blog. On January 7, Georgia Power Co. announced that it would shutter 15 generating units – about 2,000 megawatts (MW) or…
Many Coal Plants in the SE are Ripe for Retirement
Today the Union of Concerned Scientists released an important new report entitled "Ripe for Retirement: The Case for Closing America's Costliest Coal Plants", which highlights the financial uncertainty of many coal plants around the…