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453 mentions for topic: Energy Affordability
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Amelia Shenstone, Southeast energy organizer for SACE, argues that Alabama's utility rate-setting process is fundamentally flawed and operates behind closed doors with minimal public scrutiny. She critiques the recent Rate Stabilization and Equalization formula change, which…
AARP launches radio and internet ads opposing Georgia Power's rate hike request, despite a tentative settlement that would reduce the increase from $1.46 billion to $873 million. Georgia Power spokesman John Kraft notes that consumer advocacy…
The Daily Caller reports that the San Francisco-based Energy Foundation has distributed over $3 million to environmental groups in Alabama, including $810,000 to SACE, to advance clean energy policies and accelerate coal plant retirements. The article…
Appalachian Voices launched the Energy Savings Action Center, an online tool to help residents in eight southeastern states access energy efficiency loan programs through their electric utilities, following the USDA's announcement of a new $250 million…
“It is tone deaf to add billions of dollars to the bills of Georgia ratespayers by rushing this decision through a lame-duck Commission after voters across the state just sent a clear message about their concerns on energy affordability. Approving Georgia Power's plans to run these extraordinarily expensive new fossil gas plants will lock electric customers into increased rates and volatile fuel costs for decades to come.”
A Public News Service audio newscast covering multiple national stories, including a segment on environmental advocacy groups' concerns about a Georgia Power rate-freeze agreement. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Sierra Club, and Natural Resources Defense…
An op-ed co-authored by SACE, SELC, and GASP criticizes Alabama's Public Service Commission for conducting informal rate hearings that lack transparency and fail to provide meaningful public participation in utility regulation. The authors argue that Alabama…
An article about Mosaic, an online crowdfunding platform that enables citizens to invest in solar energy projects with low minimum investments. Charlie Coggershall of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy comments that Mosaic addresses a key…
Georgia's Public Service Commission approved an $873 million rate hike for Georgia Power customers over three years, with bills rising approximately $100 annually. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy signed onto the compromise deal alongside Georgia…
“The Charter is the appropriate mechanism to make permanent change”
“We're not asking Council to make these reforms. We're asking you to put in on the ballot for the voters to decide.”
“We think KUB has drifted from its public mission. These reforms are targeted at the board structure.”
“Solar is great. Wind power is great, and geothermal, but the best energy is the energy you don't burn”
“The reward schemes the PSC has invented for Alabama Power hurt customers, benefit shareholders, and leave the henhouse unguarded”
“This is targeted at the leadership of KUB – the board and the executive team – to make them more accountable and to help them emphasize cost savings and to be more transparent”
