Two Down, One to Go: Another Georgia Coal Plant Bites the Dust
In a major win for Georgia’s ratepayers and our air and water, Power4Georgians (P4G), the consortium of four utility co-ops behind the last two proposed coal-fired power plants in Georgia, agreed yesterday…
Poor, Minority Metro-Atlanta Neighborhoods Attract More Pollution
Examples have shown time and time again that low income and communities of color continue to suffer disproportionate impacts from dirty energy choices here in the Southeast. A new report released by…
Regional Cooperation for Southeastern Offshore Wind
SACE staff Chris Carnevale and Simon Mahan contributed to this post. 15.7 million people reside in the Southeast Coastal Region – along the coasts of Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina. …
Tybee Island Community Comes Together for Water and Energy Fair
The wind was blowing in the right direction as I made my way into the Tybee Island YMCA for the Water and Energy Fair on Saturday, February 11. The fair, which was…
Register Now for the Southeastern Coastal Wind Energy Conference
The Southeast has good wind energy resources in coastal and offshore areas. The Southeastern Coastal Wind Conference, being held in Charlotte on March 8/9, will connect experts together from academia, government,…
City of Tybee Island Says YES to Wind Energy
SACE staff Chris Carnevale and Jennifer Rennicks contributed to this post. We commend the Tybee Island City Council for passing the “Tybee Island Wind Power Resolution” last night. The resolution recognizes the…
Georgia Consumer Choice Bill Would Boost Economic Opportunities
Georgia Power and Southern Company are up to their dirty tricks again, this time blocking the development of clean renewable energy and using their monopoly power to hold Georgia economic development back!…
Georgia Power Finishes 2011 with a Round of Applause
This blog was written by Natalie Mims and Jeannie McKinney. A little bit of congratulating is in order for one of the Southeast’s largest investor-owned electric utilities. As we’ve said time and…
NRC Approves Vogtle License, Chairman Only Vote for Safety
This blog was authored by Mandy Hancock, former high risk energy choices organizer at SACE.
Victory: Cobb EMC Pulls Out of Coal-fired Power Plants
Late on the evening of January 24, the board of directors at Cobb EMC made an unprecedented about-face, and voted to freeze the EMC’s funding for two coal-fired power plants: Plant Washington…