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Cheatham County homeowners are protesting TVA surveys of their properties for a transmission line project linked to a proposed methane gas plant that has not yet been approved. Homeowners claim the TVA violated due process by…
Duke Energy defends its management of the Catawba River against recent reports characterizing the river as stressed or endangered. At a March 2 meeting of the Catawba-Wateree River Basin Advisory Commission, Duke representatives argued that studies…
The TVA refuted claims that it relied on another electricity provider (MISO) during peak summer heat days, less than 24 hours before MLGW management was set to recommend the utility's next power supplier. The article references…
Memphis City Council rejected a contract between Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division (MLGW) and a power industry consultant that was exploring the feasibility of MLGW leaving the Tennessee Valley Authority. The vote halts a two-year-old…
Local power companies in Tennessee—including Volunteer Energy Cooperative, Athens Utilities Board, Gibson Electric, and Joe Wheeler EMC—are petitioning the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to force TVA to open its transmission lines to allow them to purchase…
The article reports on opposition to the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), with organizations including SACE arguing that FERC should recognize SEEM as a loose power pool and regulate it accordingly. SACE is mentioned in the…
A New York Times investigation reveals how Florida Power & Light circumvented regulatory scrutiny by designing a 176-mile transmission line at 161 kilovolts rather than the standard 230 kilovolts, avoiding extensive review requirements. E. Leon Jacobs…
North Carolina regulators cleared Duke Energy to join the proposed Southeast Energy Exchange Market alongside Southern Company, Dominion, TVA, and other utilities. Regulators determined they have no jurisdictional role in approving the plan but required Duke…
The Carroll County Electric board adopted a resolution supporting TVA's exclusive use of its power infrastructure and prohibiting other suppliers from selling electricity through TVA's grid. The article discusses a complaint filed by four TVA utility…
A critical analysis of opposition to Georgia Power's Ashley Park–Wansley transmission line and Project Sail data center, arguing that national environmental organizations including SACE, Sierra Club, and SELC are using local landowner and watershed concerns as…
“We firmly believe that there are other options. We think they're not being serious to try to work with us.”
“there no proven need for the line and TVA and Middle Tennessee haven't seriously looked at alternatives like energy efficiency programs”
FERC responded to critics of the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), clarifying its use of the comparability standard to justify the market. The article references SACE as one of the organizations involved in the SEEM debate…
FERC reaffirmed transmission rules governing the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM), rejecting arguments from clean energy and environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy that the market unfairly limits participation. The agency found that…
SACE published a blog post analyzing FERC Order 1920, which was issued to improve transmission planning across the country. The article discusses how the southeastern power grid is failing and utilities are delaying necessary upgrades. SACE…
