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469 mentions for region: South Carolina
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A new report from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released February 14, 2022 shows that electric utilities in the U.S. Southeast consistently underperform other regions in energy efficiency savings, with efficiency savings dropping from 0.25%…
“some fairly serious concerns with the mixed oxide fuel program”
Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy filed suit against Santee Cooper to address arsenic contamination from unlined coal ash lagoons at the Grainger coal-fired power plant. The lawsuit seeks removal of coal ash…
“Energy efficiency is the least-cost energy resource. And increasing energy efficiency basically reduces the total investments that the utilities have to make, making it the cheapest way to meet energy needs for customers”
Three environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, filed suit against state-owned Santee Cooper over toxic arsenic discharges from the utility's Grainger coal-fired power plant in Conway. The lawsuit challenges the company's plan to…
“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.”
“We are part of this important effort to ensure that local communities and the public finally have the ability to raise important concerns about the risks associated with radioactive waste and subsequent storage at nuclear plants across the Southeast. The Court agreed with us that it's long overdue for these serious impacts to finally be evaluated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and shared with the public. Now we're just making sure that'll happen–that communities will have a voice.”
“We at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy just released a whitepaper that describes some of the history of fuel cost adjustments, and shows how this outdated regulation has driven up electric bills across the Southeast.”
Three environmental groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, filed suit against Santee Cooper over unlined coal ash ponds at the Grainger generating station in Conway, South Carolina, which they claim pose a significant threat…
An AP news article reports on South Carolina's offshore wind development potential, noting that lower natural gas prices and the Great Recession have slowed progress despite the state's second-largest East Coast wind resource. Chris Canevale of…
“North Carolina used to have the most solar in the Southeast, and the second most in the entire country behind California. Florida, was kind of a latecomer”
“promotes responsible and equitable energy choices to ensure clean, safe, and healthy communities throughout the Southeast”
“even in areas where electricity is primarily generated by coal, driving electric is still one-third less polluting than driving a gasoline-powered car”
“It looks like the talk at the Legislature about expanded fossil gas infrastructure may be emboldening the pipeline to raise its rates”
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released its "Transportation Electrification in the Southeast" report, revealing that despite receiving 40% of the nation's EV-related investments and manufacturing jobs, the Southeast lags behind the country in EV sales,…
