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Agreement Cuts Pollution by Retiring Dirty Old Coal in Carolinas
“We are pleased to finally have a settlement agreement with Duke Energy to offset the enormous amount of carbon dioxide that the Cliffside coal plant will emit over its lifespan. Duke's old coal plants need to come offline to reduce the company's contribution to climate change while making room for cleaner, more sustainable energy sources.”
Delays and cost overruns hit Watts Bar work
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced delays and cost overruns for the Watts Bar Nuclear Power Plant's second reactor completion. The project, originally planned for five years at $2.5 billion, will now take at least a year…
EPA faces lawsuit over coal-ash rule delay
Environmental and public-health groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, plan to sue the EPA to force release of federal standards for coal-ash disposal. The lawsuit follows the EPA's failure to issue promised regulations after…
Rejected by NRC, Vogtle Opponents Challenge COL in Court
Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy challenged the NRC's approval of a combined license for Southern Co. to build two new reactors at Georgia's Plant Vogtle. The groups sought a new environmental impact…
Anti-Nuclear Groups in Georgia Seek to Block First New Nuclear Plants in U.S. in Decades
“You would think that the conservative party would be conservatively approaching use of both ratepayer money and taxpayer money and that they would want transparency and openness. Yet we've heard virtually nothing from anyone in the Republican Party.”
Unsanctioned haze
“They've been using weather as a crutch”
Fairfield Electric's reduced voltage briefly shut down AC units at multiple Richland Two Schools
“An efficient home will still be cool in the summer, but it'll use way less energy, so you don't create that peak”
Solar officials don't want TVA to put the brake on incentives
“One reason we have been really pushing TVA to be supportive of this industry is that Tennessee is well-positioned to be a leader in the solar manufacturing world”
NRC Action Will Force Major Court Fight
“As evidenced by today's NRC decision, regulators unfortunately continue to ignore the real ramifications that this risky, expensive nuclear project could have on utility customers and local communities. There are serious safety and economic concerns that will eventually come to a front. Before billions more dollars are spent, post-Fukushima issues should be dealt with in order to best protect surrounding communities and ratepayers' pocketbooks.”
We just want water
“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.”
Georgia Power's OpenAI contract shrouded in secrecy as PSC weighs transparency concerns
The Georgia Public Service Commission held a hearing on Georgia Power's 3.2-gigawatt power contract with OpenAI, which has been entirely redacted citing trade secrets. Multiple organizations, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Sierra Club, and…
TVA early, under budget on Sevier gas plant
TVA completed the $790 million John Sevier Combined Cycle Gas Plant near Rogersville, Tennessee, a month ahead of schedule and $30 million under budget. The 880-megawatt natural gas plant began commercial operation and will replace part…
Proposed Ben Hill Coal Plant Cancelled
“Today's agreement is great news for Georgia ratepayers, who will now avoid $2.3 billion in costs from Plant Ben Hill and reduce their monthly utility bill through new energy efficiency programs. It also sends a message to those who continue to support Plant Washington: you can't ignore the public health costs of dirty energy sources any more.”
Community Groups File Lawsuit for Federal Coal Ash Protections
Environmental and public health groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, filed a lawsuit against the EPA to force completion of rulemaking for coal ash disposal safeguards. The lawsuit highlights 30 years without EPA updates…