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1984–2026
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| Year | Clean Energy Generation | Climate Advocacy | ETS Collaborative | Electric Black Futures | Energy Affordability | Energy Justice | Energy Policy | Gas | Nuclear | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1998 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 61 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 2002 | 52 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 151 | 3 | 35 | 1 |
| 2003 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 2004 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 103 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 2005 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 68 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 69 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 229 | 5 | 112 | 3 |
| 2013 | 95 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 279 | 4 | 101 | 0 |
| 2014 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 143 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 28 | 284 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 179 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 304 | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 190 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 310 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 148 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| 2024 | 124 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 23 | 251 | 43 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 36 | 254 | 26 | 24 | 3 |
| 2026 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 17 | 172 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
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Croyez le battage médiatique: le point de basculement des véhicules électriques est maintenant – SACE | Alliance du Sud pour l’énergie propreSACE
Stan Cross of SACE discusses the tipping point for electric vehicle adoption in 2022, driven by consumer interest, federal policy support through IIJA and IRA legislation, and declining EV costs. The article examines three barriers to…
‘Urgency of the moment’ means Duke Energy must go all-in on solar this decade, advocates say
North Carolina regulators must approve Duke Energy's Carbon Plan by year-end to achieve net-zero emissions by midcentury. Clean energy advocates argue Duke must dramatically increase solar procurement—to at least 1,800 megawatts annually—to meet the state's 2030…
North Carolina regulators consider possible carbon plans for Duke Energy
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is preparing to adopt a state carbon plan to meet House Bill 951 requirements, which mandate a 70% reduction in electricity-based CO2 emissions by 2030 and carbon neutrality by 2050. Duke…
Z. Cartter Patten Dies
Obituary of Z. Cartter Patten III, a retired investment adviser and environmental philanthropist who died at age 82. Patten served on the boards of several environmental organizations including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, American Rivers,…
TVA study: Shut down Cumberland coal plant
“This makes neither environmental nor economic sense, and we are absolutely disturbed to see TVA rushing this in before a new TVA board gets a chance to review this decision, which will lock in fossil fuels for the next 40 years”
Dominion's rates may increase after Tuesday's hearing, and then again in the spring
Dominion Energy customers may face rate increases twice in the coming year—once in January 2023 following a mid-period fuel adjustment hearing, and potentially again in spring during annual hearings. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and…
Senate panel narrowly votes in favor of nominee
The U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works Committee voted 11-9 to endorse President Biden's nomination of Beth Prichard Geer, a Nashville environmental activist, to the TVA board. Brady Watson of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy…
Expert testimony in Georgia Power rate case wrapping up this week
“Georgia Power's witness claimed that people who chose to use rooftop solar were causing other customers' bills to increase. He added that non-solar customers could be saving money because of the investments solar customers make in their homes and businesses.”
Retiring Justice Sharon Lee leaves a legacy of bold dissenting opinions | Georgiana Vines
“It's critical that the Biden nominees are quickly confirmed so that they can bring the President's policy perspective on decarbonization to bear on TVA decision making. We strongly disagree with the existing TVA board of directors continuing to delegate critical policy decisions to the CEO that would potentially tie the hands of the future board. We hope that the new board of directors and the CEO will revisit these policy decisions on additional fossil fuel generation going forward”
Georgia Power's long campaign for state approval to sign off on a 12% rate hike nears final showdown
“It shows the kind of paltry penetration of rooftop solar in Georgia compared to other states, including neighboring states like Florida and South Carolina, and even Tennessee”
Focus on FERC — Glick nomination stalls in Senate; ROE challenges continue
“was ostensibly open to all sources of generation but whose eligibility criteria eliminated potentially more economic options, creating an undue preference for Southern Power's generation resources”
Environmental groups press for confirmation of TVA nominees
“President Biden was quick to nominate well-qualified individuals to the TVA board after taking office, but those nominees have been blocked from serving the region for over eighteen months”
TVA's CEO remains the highest-paid federal employee
TVA CEO Jeff Lyash received nearly $9.8 million in total compensation in fiscal 2022, making him the highest-paid federal employee in the country. Despite the substantial pay package, TVA leadership argues the compensation is necessary to…
TVA aims to build 100 MW solar installation on retired coal site in Kentucky
TVA approved a $216 million program to develop a 100 MW utility-scale solar installation on the retired Shawnee Fossil Plant coal-ash storage site in Kentucky, part of its goal to deploy 2.8 GW of solar by…