Georgia nuclear power plant could be Solyndra redux, report says
“Despite widespread redactions, the documents released indicate significant problems with the DOE's loan guarantee process”
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Vanderbilt University reaches deal on renewable energy push
Vanderbilt University announced a 20-year renewable energy partnership with TVA, Nashville Electric Service, and Silicon Ranch to offset approximately 70% of its annual indirect greenhouse gas emissions from purchased electricity. The deal includes a 35-megawatt solar…
Florida Forever Could Aid Hurricane Recovery, Sea Level Efforts
“Miami Beach has already spent $1 million on stormwater and pumps and raising roads. The city of Miami passed a $400 million bond deal, $192 million is going to sea-level rise. Miami-Dade County in its five-year capital plan has identified more than $20 billion that is going to go to what they call resiliency. Make no mistake that climate change impacts the pillars of Florida's economy: our tourism, agriculture, real estate, our ports, and that includes our boating and fishing, we spend a lot of time boating here. In short, Floridians are feeling the heat and paying the price.”
Air pollution regulation is not being enforced, coalition charges
A Tennessee delegation presented a report to federal regulators in Cincinnati claiming that air pollution regulations are not being adequately enforced, citing research showing that pollution from coal-fired power plants like Bull Run shortens hundreds of…
Clean Air Task Force and conservation group launch campaign in Smokies
The National Parks Conservation Association and Tennessee Clean Air Task Force launched a summer Clean Air Campaign at Great Smoky Mountains National Park, setting up informational booths and circulating petitions calling for federal 4-pollutant legislation to…
Miami Recommits to Reducing Emissions by 2050
“It's key to have local governments commit to meaningful targets to move the needle backwards on carbon emissions. It's key to have cities like Miami show leadership. It shows the state of Florida, that has yet to take on any targets toward carbon emissions, that it's possible and it's important to do to avoid the worst implication of climate change.”
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 1.24.20
“To ignore the issue and call it a hoax when in fact, Republican leaders in Florida are beginning to broach the issue seems very out of step”
Five factors that will impact Southeast solar financing in 2020
An analysis of five key factors shaping Southeast solar financing in 2020, including the maturation of the solar industry, new market entrants, and corporate/regulatory developments. The article references Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's solar capacity projections…
WRAC: Many apply, few are chosen for water forum
The South Florida Water Management District received 53 applications for its reconstituted Water Resources Accountability and Collaboration (WRAC) board but selected fewer than half. The article lists all applicants, including Alissa Schafer, identified as a member…
Editorial: Why Dominion's SC customers should celebrate PSC's reversal on solar rates
The Post and Courier editorial praises the South Carolina Public Service Commission's January 3, 2020 decision to increase the rates Dominion Energy must pay solar producers from 2 cents to 3.5 cents per kilowatt-hour, reversing its…
Long considered adversaries, the wind and fossil fuel industries have more in common than you think
Simon Mahan, a renewable energy manager for Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, argues that the offshore wind and offshore oil industries share complementary expertise and can benefit each other. The article explores how oil workers' regulatory…
Duke Energy To Contribute $2 Million To Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE) Program
“Dollars contributed to PaCE will support renewable energy produced right here in South Carolina, giving a boost to our state's economy while protecting our environment. That's why we worked hard to secure this commitment from Duke Energy”
Florida's Public Service Commission says Levy County nuclear project is still feasible
“there are cheaper ways to supply power to Floridians than collecting hundreds of millions of dollars from customers for nuclear projects that may never materialize”
Coal no longer king in TVA region as more gas-fired plants used to generate electricity
TVA's shift away from coal-fired generation accelerates as natural gas becomes cheaper and more abundant through hydraulic fracturing. Coal now produces only one-third of TVA's power, down from 52 percent in fiscal 2011, while gas consumption…
Duke Energy customers face $1 billion-plus tab whether nuclear plant is fixed or not
“The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, an environmental group that has been scrutinizing Duke's nuclear plans in Florida, called on the state to seek other ways to meet its energy needs rather than repairing a 36-year-old nuclear plant.”