Georgia Power Has Failed to Achieve (or Pursue) Higher Efficiency Savings
Integrated Resource Planning is meant to find the least cost, most reliable, and least risky resources to meet customers' future energy needs. Unfortunately, Georgia Power sidelined energy efficiency in its most recent…
Georgia’s Energy Future Is Being Planned at the PSC
A key hearing took place last week as part of a planning process to determine what types of energy will power Georgia for the coming decades. Georgians have the opportunity to advocate…
U.S. Senate to hold hearing on Biden-appointed TVA Board nominees on April 6
This Wednesday, April 6, 2022, at 2:30 PM ET, the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing to review three nominations to the Tennessee Valley Authority's Board of Directors.…
Memphis Is Evaluating New Electricity Suppliers
Memphis’ municipal electric provider is evaluating proposals for new suppliers of power, which could be one of the most consequential clean energy developments in the Southeast this year.
Turning Point for Efficiency at Dominion Energy South Carolina
Efficiency savings at Dominion SC barely reach the regional average, falling far short of both the company's own program targets and national peers. But new resource planning requirements and greater Commission oversight…
With Weak Efficiency Policies, It's A Challenging Path to Decarbonization in the Southeast
Eliminating energy waste is the most direct way to reduce carbon emissions. But utilities won't do it at scale unless regulators build strong policy foundations to grow energy efficiency in the Southeast.
Plant Vogtle: End Of An Era (or is that an "error"?)
After 25 rounds of semi-annual Vogtle Construction Monitoring (VCM), that VCM process is now changing.
NC Carbon Plan Update: We Cannot Get Off Track Before We Even Begin
The NCUC must finalize its Carbon Plan by the end of 2022. Here's a summary of the process so far, and some key ways it appears to be breaking down.
TVA Utility Customers Appeal FERC's Decision Preventing Access to TVA's Transmission
Two TVA local power companies have filed an appeal to the DC Circuit Court after a decision by federal regulators blocked their ability to fairly access TVA's transmission system.
SACE’s Fourth Annual “Energy Efficiency in the Southeast” Report: Efficiency Key to Decarbonization
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, efficiency performance in the Southeast fell substantially in 2020. Utility commitments to decarbonize will fall short without substantially more energy efficiency and clear plans to…