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456 mentions for topic: Energy Affordability
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“It's very sad to see how far (Crist) has fallen away from his fire-in-the-belly stance he's had to defend consumers. To me, it's just a very overwhelming moment of disappointment.”
An op-ed criticizing the Bush administration's energy policy as favoring fossil fuel extraction and power plant construction over conservation and efficiency. The piece cites TVA's energy efficiency programs and references SACE's involvement in clean air initiatives…
“This thing has got to come to some final understanding of what their charges are going to be and I have to have something that I can take to the Board of Education for approval. We have talked very loosely with the County that we would pay our pro rata share of what the cost of putting the infrastructure in would be for us to use it, but those figures have not been determined yet.”
“Energy efficiency is the quintessential low-hanging fruit”
A contentious board election at Snapping Shoals Electric Membership Corporation in Georgia pits incumbents supporting a $2.1 billion coal-fired Plant Washington against challengers backed by clean-energy advocacy groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. The…
The South Carolina Public Service Commission approved a $51.2 million electric rate increase for Duke Energy Progress LLC, roughly 70% of the company's original $73.7 million request, with a 9.99% return on equity. The settlement includes…
“Data centers lock in unwanted noise and air pollution, drain tens of millions of gallons of water a day, and are approved under agreements lacking transparency, often before residents know a project is coming”
“We think things have gotten worse under Governor Deal. It's not just a matter of money, but a matter of will and the desire to protect long-term [Southeast] regional interests.”
Maria Hubert of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy reports on Florida's successful deployment of American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (stimulus) funds totaling $175.86 million for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects. The article highlights specific…
“The industrial customers have people looking out for them to make sure their rates stay low. But my biggest fear is that the residential payer will be victimized in all this.”
“one more block in the wall of TVA's perceived siege mentality”
“We don't think it's fair that they take two days out of the year to arrive at the demand charge”
“If Mr. Runyon does not recognize that TVA's accountability to the ratepayers who pay the vast majority of TVA's bills and whose lives are affected in many ways by TVA's policies, public cynicism about TVA will continue to grow”
Article profiles a passive solar home in Tennessee and discusses the economics of converting to active solar energy. SACE programs director Gil Hough and executive director Stephen Smith discuss net metering as a mechanism to make…
“The residential customer who may end up having to foot the bill for TVA's mistakes has no one looking out for them”
