Nuclear restart attracts interest
“If the minority leader of the Senate says he wants to see a plan on how to reduce debt, that's about as big a shot across the bow as you can get without George Bush delivering the message”
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TVA votes to restart Browns Ferry unit
“no other utility could get away with doing this — making a $18 billion decision based on staff recommendation”
TVA ready to explain restart plan
“Instead of spending money to bring an aging reactor out of retirement, the utility should be promoting conservation of electrical power by customers.”
TVA may vote today to restart reactor
“No other utility could get away with doing this — making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation. This is a huge, huge gamble. This is a very risky proposition for ratepayers.”
Terrorism challenges nuclear plant security
“It has been shown that nuclear power plants are not designed to withstand a large jetliner attack like the one on Sept. 11. The fact that we no longer have protected air space around nuclear plants is a real cause for concern, for not only reactor containment buildings but for spent fuel ponds and other facilities with potentially dangerous materials.”
Study finds cause of Appalachian smog
A 10-year study by the Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative concludes that local sources in the region cause most of the mountain haze, contradicting the long-held belief that pollution drifted from the industrial Midwest. The report recommends…
TVA gambles on old Alabama reactor
“no other utility could get away with doing this — making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation”
Hartsville in running for nuclear fuel plant
“I think people in Middle Tennessee ought to be up in arms.”
TVA plants are underinsured, officials say
“The likelihood of a nuclear plant attack has dramatically increased. They couldn't build another nuclear plant for $2.06 billion, but they could replace it with another form of power like natural gas.”
Bellefonte set for use if TVA makes a decision
“Bellefonte would be a perfect site for TVA to consider for a natural gas-powered production plant”
Critics fear $7 billion SRS boondoggle
“some fairly serious concerns with the mixed oxide fuel program”
North Carolina leads the Southeast U.S. in energy efficiency due to its requirement for Duke Energy to develop energy efficiency programs
“North Carolina is the only state in the Southeast to have formally committed to cutting carbon emissions from its electricity sector”
Report: AL needs to make energy efficiency a priority
“If we take energy efficiency seriously, there will be everyday cost savings, there will be delays of expensive investments. There's also a reliability benefit.”
Three TVA nuclear reactors are shut down at once, pushing utility to ramp up fossil fuels
“The science of climate change did not change one iota on January 20, 2025, and so betting heavily on fossil fuels in a world where we have to be dealing with the implications of fossil emissions is a risky bet”
Two natural gas pipeline companies seek federal approval to build nearly 300 miles of new methane gas pipelines across 22 counties in Georgia
Clean energy and community organizations, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, formally opposed a proposed 300-mile natural gas pipeline expansion across Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi by Southern Natural Gas and Elba Express (Kinder Morgan subsidiaries).…