Report: 'Yes We Can' Move Away From Coal In The Southeast
“The Southeast has sufficient renewable energy resources to comply with a strong RES. Developing our region's renewable energy potential and meeting an RES will actually benefit the region.”
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Renewable energy potential
“To begin, we have abundant renewable energy resources in the Southeast, such as solar, wind and biomass, which create green-collar jobs our families can depend on”
Yes We Can: Southern Solutions for a National Renewable Energy Standard
SACE released a report analyzing the Southeast's renewable energy potential to meet a national Renewable Energy Standard. The analysis demonstrates that utilities across eleven Southeastern states have sufficient homegrown clean energy resources to fulfill 15% of…
Groups: Nearly $1 Billion Vogtle Nuclear Reactor Cost Overrun Echoes Earlier Warning About "Boondoggle" Project
A coalition of nine environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, issued a press release warning that Southern Company's Vogtle nuclear expansion project is experiencing a nearly $1 billion cost overrun and suffers from…
Southeast Mulls Offshore Wind Power
“offshore wind really represents a huge opportunity”
Nuke Plants' $8.3 Billion Loan: Who Will Pay?
“It is still unclear why DOE has entertained this level of favoritism to this particular company. More information needs to be revealed about any terms of the loan guarantees . . . in order to learn whether any undue influence was brought to bear on DOE to accept this high-risk venture on the backs of taxpayers.”
SACE Webinar: The Value of Offshore Wind Energy
SACE announced a webinar on August 13, 2013, featuring Renewable Energy Manager Simon Mahan discussing new research on the value of offshore wind energy for North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia. The research suggests offshore wind…
Winning Dixie: Drawing In the Southeastern US
“Long-term trend lines show renewable energy prices declining and nuclear and fossil fuel prices rising. Making an investment in technologies whose trend lines are going down is better for the economy.”
Broun's vote harms public health
A letter to the editor from Jenna Garland of the Southern Energy Network criticizes Rep. Paul Broun's vote to block EPA updates to Clean Air Act standards, arguing it prioritizes polluters over public health. The piece…
U.S. Environment Agency Moves to Regulate Carbon Dioxide
The EPA held listening sessions in February 2011 to gather public input on proposed carbon dioxide regulations for power plants and oil refineries under the Clean Air Act. Seandra Rawls of the Southern Alliance for Clean…
Obama Vague on Nuclear In Carbon Reduction Policy
“The Obama administration is rightfully a little gun-shy on the nuclear power issue”
Nuclear Energy: Industry pins hopes for U.S. revival on first wave of new reactors
The nuclear industry is pursuing a modest U.S. comeback with new reactor construction in Southern states, particularly Georgia and South Carolina. However, the resurgence faces headwinds from cheap natural gas, public safety concerns, and steep capital…
Environmental Groups: Plant Vogtle Reactors Almost One Billion Over Budget
“the information given to the SEC indicates we're talking about a lot of money, $900 million dollars so far and for Southern Company to just say don't worry, we're still going to be on budget doesn't make a lot of sense”
Supporting Clean Energy in the South
“We're convinced there is a trend, albeit a limited one, judging by the size of our existing small coal plant fleet, and by the availability of the resource base”
More Aging US Coal Plants Hit the Chopping Block
“It is a significant move in the right direction definitely”