Report highlights needs for GA energy efficiency
“If we take energy efficiency seriously, there will be everyday cost savings. There will be delays of expensive investments but there's also a reliability benefit.”
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Was more clean energy attainable in past Georgia Power plans? Energy experts explain
An analysis of Georgia Power's Integrated Resource Plans from 2022-2023 reveals barriers to clean energy adoption, including insufficient rooftop solar incentives and low grid efficiency. Energy experts, including one testifying on behalf of Southern Alliance for…
Clean energy advocates worry Georgia progress could be in jeopardy from reconciliation bill
“This bill injects uncertainty across the clean energy sector, which has the potential to shutter manufacturing, kill jobs, and cripple Georgia's progress”
Courts protect Biden's clean energy policies and Georgia EV jobs from Trump's ax – for now
“The message we want Congress to hear going into the major policy discussions they have before them this year is that the clean energy policies from the last several years are delivering for our communities in the Southeast in a big, big way, whether it's to the big job-creating manufacturing companies, clean energy producers, rural power customers, homeowners, or kids who get to breathe in cleaner air”
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“The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Atlas Public Policy have released updated year-end 2024 market data showing electric vehicle market growth across the Southeast.”
Albany is one of the fastest-warming cities in the U.S. What is the impact, and what can it do better?
“A lot of the black people who live on … the south side, the east side, they live in older homes, and a lot of them are renting, or they own a home, and they've never done any energy efficiency because they don't know about it or they don't have the funds. So they are cranking up their air conditioning.”
Federal funding freeze threatens Georgia's solar workforce and clean energy goals
“the project will provide half the church's energy needs, significantly reduce the carbon footprint and save $62,000 in 25 years”
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: Killing EV tax credits will hurt American workers, help China
“Congress should prioritize strengthening the American auto sector's ability to compete globally, securing America's supply chains, and protecting American jobs. We are in an automotive technology and innovation sprint with China, and we are losing.”
Two natural gas pipeline companies seek federal approval to build nearly 300 miles of new methane gas pipelines across 22 counties in Georgia
Clean energy and community organizations, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, formally opposed a proposed 300-mile natural gas pipeline expansion across Georgia, Alabama, and Mississippi by Southern Natural Gas and Elba Express (Kinder Morgan subsidiaries).…
EPA proposal to rescind endangerment finding could devastate Georgia's clean energy economy
“Far too many families and communities such as those in the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene's path across the Southeast face deadly and tragic consequences. It defies logic and common sense for the Trump administration to remove the foundational pillars of our pollution rules when the EPA's sole job is to protect the people and places we love.”
EPA's Proposed Repeal of Endangerment Finding Could Devastate Georgia's Clean Energy Economy
“Far too many families and communities such as those in the Texas floods and Hurricane Helene's path across the Southeast face deadly and tragic consequences. It defies logic and common sense for the Trump administration to remove the foundational pillars of our pollution rules when the EPA's sole job is to protect the people and places we love.”
Georgia Power rate freeze deal faces scrutiny from environmental and consumer groups
Georgia Power has struck a deal with the PSC to freeze base rates through 2028 as the utility plans massive infrastructure expansion to serve data centers. Environmental and consumer protection groups oppose the agreement, arguing it…
Clouds over Solar; Hyundai's Water
“All diesel is dirty, and burning it harms human health and our climate. So, unfortunately, Savannah will be stuck breathing more dirty diesel.”
Georgia Power's 2025 energy plan keeps coal, adds renewables, but leaves experts concerned
“Although the plan filed by Georgia Power (Friday) has several positive developments for renewable energy, storage, and energy efficiency, the impact of those requests will be sadly blunted by a continued investment in fossil fuel infrastructure”
Data centers are overwhelming the grid. Could they help it instead?
Data center demand driven by AI and hyperscalers is straining U.S. electrical grids and threatening to accelerate fossil-fuel power plant construction, potentially undermining clean energy goals. The article examines how unchecked data center growth could double…