Pollution fight pits South, Northeast
“We're just glad we got somebody in office willing to be a stopgap for that kind of agenda”
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Red flags in 'green energy' plan
“Georgia Power added insult to injury because the landfill gas didn't even meet the minimum emission standards they'd agreed to”
TVA board votes to restart reactor
“no other utility could get away with doing this – making a $1.8 billion decision based on staff recommendation”
Ex-TVA Director Hayes now lobbying for Southern
“What does Southern Co. want? They want TVA's big industrial customers.”
Don't build more power lines than are necessary
“Energy efficiency programs, however, could substantially reduce that demand and thus the need for new lines.”
Option of 'green energy' coming
“incremental step toward increasing reliance on renewable energy generation in the region”
Smoky Mountains park on endangered list
“I think TVA is moving aggressively on nitrogen oxide reductions. We don't think they're doing enough on sulfur, which are the fine particles that cause the regional haze.”
State panel OKs disputed high-volt power line bill
A Georgia House committee approved legislation requiring power companies to obtain a certificate of need and hold public hearings before constructing high-voltage power lines. Jim Presswood, a lawyer with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, criticized…
TVA electric rate hikes a cram-down, says city
Cookeville city officials and regional consumer groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, oppose TVA's proposed rate structure that increases residential rates by 7-7.5% while reducing rates for large manufacturers by 2%. The City Council…
Major Cost Overruns at Vogtle Nuclear Reactor
Southern Company acknowledged nearly $1 billion in cost overruns for the Vogtle nuclear reactor expansion project in an SEC filing. Nine environmental and advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, held a February 2012…
New Emergency Response Rules Questioned
“Much of the radioactive material was moved significantly further than two miles through downwind projection. So it is those kinds of trends that are very disconcerting and I think a step in the wrong direction.”
TVA considers expanding wind farm
“TVA has been a leader in the region with wind power. With this expansion, TVA continues to demonstrate that wind technologies are both feasible and desirable for the Southeast”
Oil spill emboldens Georgia wind-energy advocates, but it may be slow in coming
“The political will for oil drilling is going to further erode. And offshore wind in the Southeast is a tremendous resource. So we hope that Georgia doesn't miss the opportunity simply because of a lack of foresight or a willingness to stick with the status quo.”
Southeast leads in coal imports
A Union of Concerned Scientists study finds that Tennessee and Georgia spend over $1.2 billion and $2.6 billion annually respectively importing coal for electricity generation, with Georgia importing more coal than any other state. The study…
Activists to press court to halt construction of new nuke reactors
“To build reactors that might need to be significantly modified later and extensively backfitted in light of new post-Fukushima regulatory requirements risks wasting ratepayer dollars, causing unnecessary pollution, and even possible abandonment of the project”