Biden's Clean-Energy Agenda Is Exacerbating His Labor Problem
“The EV investments announced so far are projected to generate at least 65,000 jobs across the region”
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Alabama last among Southern states in solar power, but change could be on the horizon
Alabama ranks last among Southeastern states in solar power adoption, with a hefty solar fee imposed by Alabama Power cited as the primary barrier to residential rooftop solar growth. A federal court battle is looming to…
GOP blasts President for looking to sell TVA
“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.”
Summer Sea Breezes Can Cool the Palmetto State
SACE released findings showing that offshore and nearshore wind energy resources could help power air conditioning and reduce utility bills in South Carolina, North Carolina, and Georgia during peak summer demand periods. The organization highlights wind…
Nuclear Intelligence Weekly — Vol. 13, No. 46 (November 15, 2019)
This issue of Nuclear Intelligence Weekly covers global nuclear fuel market activity including rising uranium spot prices, reactor restart developments in Japan (Onagawa-2), a US regulatory dispute over concrete degradation at Seabrook, global nuclear waste planning…
Southeast's largest green power program running deficit
“TVA is constantly chasing the demand, and I think that is a good thing. That shows people want it.”
TVA resists clean-coal proposal
“I think it is unfortunate that TVA, which gets 55 to 60 percent of their power from coal, is not interested”
TVA has little room left to store nuclear waste
“This is a reflection of poor planning by the nuclear industry. They have continued to generate this waste even though they don't have a long-term storage operation for it.”
A restart for nuclear power?
The article examines the resurgence of nuclear power development in the United States nearly 25 years after Three Mile Island, with utility companies applying for permits to build new plants and federal support through loan guarantees…
Environmentalists, utilities clash on plan
A working group of environmentalists and Georgia's two largest electric utilities met for the first time to develop an energy conservation program, with significant disagreement over funding for experts and access to utility data. The Southern…
Ga. Power asks PSC for a 7% rate boost
Georgia Power has requested a 7 percent rate increase ($328.3 million) from the Georgia Public Service Commission, which would cost the average residential customer an additional $5.25 per month. The company cites the need to recoup…
PSC approves Georgia Power's energy plan
“They have not made a commitment. However, they did leave the door open.”
State EPD mulls ideas to cut smog
Georgia's Environmental Protection Division presented three options for reducing smog as part of a federally required plan. The state's proposal to require utilities to fund renewable energy and efficiency projects is less aggressive than an alternative…
PSC OKs road map for energy
“They have not made a commitment. But they did leave the door open. They didn't blow us out of the water.”
Got mercury?
A report released by the Sierra Club, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Georgia Public Interest Research Group found that Georgia's coal-fired power plants emitted 2,549 pounds of mercury in 2001, ranking the state 12th nationally.…