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Georgia Power customers face rising utility bills to cover construction cost overruns at Plant Vogtle's nuclear expansion in Waynesboro. The project, which began in 2013, has experienced significant delays; Units 3 and 4 are now expected…
A coalition of energy justice organizations including the Center for Biological Diversity, Energy Alabama, and Appalachian Voices issued a letter to the TVA board demanding the utility commit to 100% clean energy by 2030 and align…
A new study by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy predicts that Southeastern utilities will experience a significant slowdown in carbon emission reductions during the coming decade. While Southern Co. achieved a 3.8% average annual reduction…
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released a report analyzing two pathways for major Southeast utilities (NextEra, Duke Energy, Southern Company, and TVA) to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2030-2035 under a potential federal Clean Energy…
“SACE has not contributed to that stipulation but, particularly because the company has undoubtedly exceeded the $7.3 billion already in 2021, SACE supports the premise that this needs to be resolved”
“We're a little concerned that at the end of the day there's going to be an expectation that residential customers pay a disproportionate amount of the costs”
“For the first time that I'm aware of, you've got a Democratic administration proposing the sale of TVA and simultaneously you've got significant, conservative federal representatives in the House and Senate defending their local socialist project. There's a lot irony in it and little bit of humor actually.”
Clean energy advocates at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released a report on June 15, 2021, arguing that Georgia Power and other southern utilities can achieve zero carbon emissions by 2035, aligning with President Biden's…
“TVA in the past used its policies to help incentivize this market and I know first hand because I participated in those early programs. Now TVA has dropped the price they pay (to customers for distributed solar power) so low that they have effectively killed the market to a large extent in the state of Tennessee. This is an example of how a utility uses some of the best policy mechanisms and then goes all the way to using some of the worst policy mechanisms and you see the results.”
“This latest delay should not come as a surprise to anyone that's been paying attention because every schedule that Georgia Power has put out before the Public Service Commission (PSC) has been bogus”
Op-ed by SACE staff member Jennifer Rennicks advocating for electrification of school bus fleets in Georgia. The piece emphasizes health benefits for children, environmental justice concerns for communities of color, economic opportunities through manufacturing jobs, and…
“They deserve credit for innovation, for testing ideas. They are not just the 'reliable one,' they are the creative one.”
“As a pediatrician who specializes in air pollution, climate, and environmental health and as an advocate researching clean energy, we know that electrifying school buses is a win-win-win for Georgia: less air pollution, improved health, reduced fuel and maintenance budgets, and more well-paying jobs.”
Georgia Power is expected to announce its 2022 Integrated Resource Plan, which will likely include significant reductions in coal-fired generation and increased investment in solar and battery storage technology. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy previously…
“A goal to be coal-free by 2035 is not the same as a goal to be carbon-free by 2035”
