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Q and A: Effects of the Operations at Turkey Point and What You Can Do
If you have been following this issue, you may know that there was a federal lawsuit filed in July 2016 against FPL for violating the Clean Water Act (CWA) at its Turkey…
Is TVA Undervaluing Wind Energy?
Much of the country is currently experiencing a "wind rush" - 23,000 new jobs were created in the wind industry just last year. Wind power's low price is driving utilities to snap…
WV v. EPA: SCOTUS rules on EPA authority to regulate GHG emissions
We explore how the ruling does - and does not - affect opportunities for climate action nationally and in the Southeast.
High Electric Bills? It's Not You, It's Them!
When Georgia Power customers get our June bills, we might wonder why they've increased: Bills are rising because Georgia Power and regulators are passing Plant Vogtle's construction costs on to us, again.
Duke's Carbon Plan: Part 2: Flawed Modeling Assumptions Produce Fossil Fuel Bias
A detailed look at testimony that identifies points of bias in Duke Energy's North Carolina Carbon Plan Integrated Resource Plan (CPIRP)
Engaging on Energy: SACE and the Clean Power Plan
In June 2014, under authority from the Clean Air Act (CAA) section 111(d), the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published their draft Clean Power Plan, a proposed rule to limit carbon emissions from existing…
Do clean coal proponents actually want clean coal?
There are two facts that the hawkers of "clean coal" don't want you know. First, there is no such thing as clean coal. Second, the salesmen of clean coal would not want…
Justicia Económica y el Plan de Energía Limpia: Más Empleos, Más Justicia
This guest post was written by Dean Hubbard and Alejandra Núñez of the Sierra Club and originally appeared in the Sierra Club's Compass blog. You can find the original post here. The English version of the blog can be found…
What's at the Center of the Georgia Power 2022 Rate Case?
We're still a few weeks away from final PSC decisions on the Georgia Power IRP (Integrated Resource Plan) and yet we've already begun the companion Rate Case process. The Company made its…
Problems with Duke Energy's Proposed Customer Programs for North Carolina
Duke Energy's new proposed programs simply shift clean energy from one customer group to another. SACE considers this to be fundamentally inequitable and inconsistent with the statutory language of HB 951.