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UCS Report: Wind Cheaper than Keeping Alabama Coal Plants Alive
Newly updated research shows that Alabama is still high on the list of states with coal plants that may be more expensive to maintain than to replace with cleaner sources, as we…
Georgia Power has Gone with the Wind
This morning, the Georgia Public Service Commission unanimously approved the state's first wind farm proposal. About a year ago, Georgia Power announced that it signed a power purchase agreement with EDP Renewables…
Use Southeastcoalash.org to Discover If Toxic Coal Ash is Stored Near You
Want to learn more? Join our webinar on October 19 from 10:00–10:30 AM! The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) is pleased to unveil the redesigned southeastcoalash.org. Our southeast power plant map…
Georgia Power Finishes 2011 with a Round of Applause
This blog was written by Natalie Mims and Jeannie McKinney. A little bit of congratulating is in order for one of the Southeast’s largest investor-owned electric utilities. As we’ve said time and…
Secret sweetheart deal for Georgia nuclear reactors puts taxpayers at risk
Earlier this week, shocking news was released regarding $6.5 billion in taxpayer-backed federal loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia. Two partners in the project, Georgia Power…
SunBlockers: "Solar in the Southeast" Annual Report blog series (part 5 of 5)
This is the final installment in a five-part series about the SACE “Solar in the Southeast” 2017 Annual Report. To view other blogs in this series, click here. SunBlockers - Not What The Doctor…
Conservative States Making Waves in Renewables
This blog post was written by Peebles Squires and published at INTO THE WIND, the American Wind Energy Association's blog. The original post is available here. As wind energy’s costs have fallen precipitously…
Florida’s Solar Outlook Just Got Sunnier
We’re the Sunshine State, right? Yet despite having one of the largest electricity markets in the nation, Florida doesn’t make the top-ten state list for solar development. That may be about to change.…