02.08.2016
Southeast Energy Savings Pacesetter: Entergy Arkansas Breaks the 1% Barrier
This is the first entry in a new blog series entitled Energy Savings in the Southeast. We will dive into the recent performance of Southeastern utilities’ energy efficiency programs, and...
02.04.2016
Looks Like a Wind Farm Ban
A team of experts in the United Kingdom evaluated the risk of a wind turbine accident. Because actual, real-world wind turbine accidents are extremely rare events (once every 10,000 years per turbine...
Article | 02.03.2016
Did TVA stay on budget with the “new” TVA Watts Bar 2 reactor?
01.29.2016
Taking the fight against Atlantic offshore drilling to Washington
Greetings from the nation’s capital! I am in Washington, D.C. on a trip to talk with Congressmen and Senators from South Carolina about the need to protect the Southeast coast from the impacts of...
01.27.2016
Nuclear power carries extreme, persistent risks
01.26.2016
Time for North Carolina to Support Wind Power
Wind turbine technology has advanced significantly in the past few years, enabling wind farms to sprout up in new areas, particularly in the Southeast. Taller turbines and longer blades are capable...
01.22.2016
Putting the “modern” in Duke Energy’s modernization plan
On January 26, in Asheville, our communities will have their only chance to speak on Duke Energy’s plans for Western North Carolina at a public hearing of the North Carolina Utilities Commission....
01.18.2016
Coal Ash Stories – Coming to Florida This Month!
We’re kicking off a series of screenings from January 28th - February 2nd and will be hosting events in Sarasota, Tampa, Lakeland, Jacksonville, and Pensacola.
01.13.2016
President Obama emphasizes climate legacy in SOTU, but will he earn it?
Last night, President Obama delivered his final State of the Union address, which strongly emphasized the role he hopes that having acted on climate change and spurring the clean energy economy will...
01.12.2016
2015 Southeast Coal Roundup – Duke Energy
As we move into 2016, we continue our look back at where our Southeastern utilities are in their movement away from coal-fired power. This blog will focus on Duke Energy's coal-plant operations in...
