June 3, 2014
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How expensive is wind energy? The answer will SHOCK you
It's time to set the record straight. Wind energy is cheap. Really, really cheap. For new wind farms installed last year in the Plains, prices reached $21 per megawatt hour (MWh). That's…
May 6, 2011
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Southern Co. says NO to new coal but Dean Alford plows ahead with bad business deal
Southern Company, the dinosaur of the utility world, has now declared new coal plants a dead end due to competitive prices of natural gas. The April 18, 2011 Energy & Coal Price Report reports…
November 8, 2010
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How much will Plant Washington really cost?
In 2008, ten Georgia Electric Membership Corporations (EMCs) joined under the banner "Power4Georgians," and went public with a proposal to build a new coal-fired power plant in Sandersville, GA, known as Plant…