The Groaning Grid

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This New York Review of Books article examines how major southeastern utilities, particularly Southern Company and Georgia Power, are failing to meet their net-zero carbon pledges despite regulatory approval of resource plans. The article cites research by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy showing that utility plans across the Southeast would only reduce emissions by 15 percent by 2030, and details how utilities are investing heavily in natural gas infrastructure while making vague decarbonization commitments. The piece argues that public utility commissioners must increase scrutiny of fossil fuel investments and that citizen engagement at the local level is critical to accelerating the clean energy transition.