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FL, GA, and AL Failing to Properly Regulate Coal Ash
This post is part two of a two-part series exploring the state of coal ash regulation and clean up in the Southeast. Part one focused on North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Part…
Memphians Ask TVA for Energy Efficiency Solutions to Extreme Energy Burdens
This blog is the second in a series SACE is publishing on recent energy efficiency meetings between TVA and community members all across the Tennessee Valley. The first blog, focusing on TVA…
What to Expect in North Carolina's Offshore Wind Lease Sale This Week
Tomorrow will mark the first lease sale for offshore wind power off North Carolina's coast. We thought it may be useful to explain what this means and what the process looks like…
What Could TVA Do, If No One Was Looking?
Recently, two southeastern utilities found themselves facing scandal head-on as major projects fell apart, leaving the utility – and potentially customers – covering lost costs that add up to billions of dollars.…
Efficiency in Mississippi: Utilities Can Do More, Customers Deserve No Less
Mississippi has kicked off its first foray into integrated resource planning, but key questions remain for the future of energy efficiency. With the highest poverty rate in the nation and among the…
Should MLGW Break Free From TVA?
In the coming months, Memphis Light, Gas and Water (MLGW), which provides electricity to Memphis residents, will be evaluating its long-term plan for obtaining power. MLGW currently purchases wholesale energy from the…
Potential Energy Market in the Southeast? What We Know So Far About SEEM
A number of Southeast utilities have been meeting behind closed doors to discuss developing a "market" of sorts across the region. Here we break down what we know so far and what…
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…
North Carolina’s Electric Transportation Planning Hits High Gear, But the Climb Ahead is Steep
North Carolina’s governor, Roy Cooper, has an ambitious vision to decarbonize the economy, unleash a clean tech job boon, and address the climate crisis - all while centering equity along the way.
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.