The article discusses land speculation in Aiken, South Carolina, where a gas-fired power plant developer is acquiring property to support data center development. The expansion threatens the region's century-old horse farming culture, with concerns about how…
“When you count the all-in cost to customers to build, finance, and operate this gas infrastructure, our predictions two years ago that this project would cost as much as the failed $9 billion VC Summer nuclear project are coming true. The difference is that the environmental damage from millions of tons per year of new air pollution for 50 years plus using the gas pipeline to industrialize the ACE Basin will be worse. Meanwhile, in the five or more years before this project delivers any power, the world economy will continue to shift towards the cleaner, more advanced energy solutions that South Carolina should embrace.”
Seven environmental and community organizations, including Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, have filed a federal court challenge to overturn FERC's December 2025 approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension. The groups argue the scaled-down but…
“When you count the all-in cost to customers to build, finance, and operate this gas infrastructure, our predictions two years ago that this project would cost as much as the failed $9 billion VC Summer nuclear project are coming true”
“Those are legitimate concerns. Kinder Morgan says it only wants to survey the land, but that's the early stages of possibly condemning people's property for the pipeline”
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit to block Georgia Power's approximately $60 billion energy plan, alleging that the approval of new gas plants was illegal. The article was published by the Tampa Free Press. No article body…
“When you count the all-in cost to customers to build, finance, and operate this gas infrastructure, our predictions two years ago that this project would cost as much as the failed $9 billion V.C. Summer nuclear project are coming true”
Environmental and religious groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, filed suit against Georgia regulators for approving Georgia Power's expansion of 28 energy generative resources. The plaintiffs argue the Public Service Commission exceeded its authority…
South Carolina's Public Service Commission unanimously approved a controversial 2,200-megawatt natural gas power plant in Canadys, Colleton County, near the ACE Basin—a 1.6 million-acre conservation area. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, represented by the Southern…
“We are disappointed that FERC did not take our concerns about both the need for the project and its significant environmental risks seriously. SACE filed comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and then followed up with additional concerns about the lack of safety regulations that address the increasing likelihood of landslides.”