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Regulators clear path for Georgia Power’s new fossil fuel-burning units
“This places an enormous risk squarely on the back of customers …”
Why Mississippi coal is powering Georgia's data centers
“The Public Service Commissions and Public Utilities Commissions are supposed to govern the monopoly utilities to make sure that they're making the decisions that are in the best interest of the ratepayers and not necessarily in the best interest of shareholders”
Georgia Power Strikes Tentative Deal for New Turbines, Battery Storage Amidst Demand Surge
“Georgia Power's promise doesn't encompass fuel costs, which have been a significant factor in recent bill spikes”
Georgia Power receives approval to add 1.4 GW of natural gas generation
“little to protect ratepayers and even less to advance clean energy like solar and wind”
Georgia Power gets green light to add more fossil fuels, batteries
“Fossil gas prices may be low now, and that may have lulled the staff and/or commission into a state of complacency. But rest assured, fossil gas prices are volatile and they will go up again.”
Five Georgia school districts land grants for electric buses
“Electric school buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, which means students and drivers are protected from the dangerous air pollution emitted by diesel or propane-burning buses. This is vital for communities in Georgia, which are on the front lines of rising heat, sea levels, and catastrophic hurricanes. Reducing carbon pollution from our transportation sector is a double benefit for our environment and public health.”
Environmentalists ask state PSC to pause Georgia Power’s plan to use more natural gas
The Georgia Public Service Commission held a certification hearing on Georgia Power's proposed Plant Yates expansion, which would add three methane gas and oil burning units. Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and…
Tennessee to look for ‘alternative’ funding after missing out on federal pollution reduction grant
“Despite several utility-scale projects from TVA going into service, Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi still have a lot of catching up to do. They all fall far short of other Southeast states … Unfortunately, the slow solar growth from TVA and other utilities operating in these states make it difficult to keep pace with the rest of the region.”
Critics pan Georgia Power fossil fuel plans ahead of state PSC hearing
Georgia's Public Service Commission held a hearing on Georgia Power's revised 2022 resource plan, which proposes expanding fossil fuel capacity alongside renewable energy to meet growing demand from data centers and industrial facilities. Bryan Jacobs, director…
Public Service Commission to take up plan to add new fossil fuels to energy mix
“We're already over-reliant on gas. This is doubling down on a fossil-fuel source we already rely on too much.”
Electric vehicles are changing Georgia's economy. But not voters' minds.
“That tension between wanting all of this benefit from jobs and investment, without celebrating the end product created.”
Map: Which States Are Attracting Clean Energy Investments and Jobs?
“The Inflation Reduction Act has been wildly successful in our region”
Georgia leads EV manufacturing, lags on sales
Georgia leads the nation in electric vehicle manufacturing jobs, with over 27,000 positions announced, driven by major investments like the Hyundai plant near Savannah and EV battery makers. However, a new report by the Southern Alliance…
Georgia regulators won't revisit approval of new power plants for data centers
Georgia's Public Service Commission rejected a petition for reconsideration of its approval of Georgia Power's massive data center power plant expansion, which includes nearly 10,000 megawatts of new gas-burning plants, battery storage, and solar capacity. The…