December 21st, 2009 () Coal, High Risk Energy, Nuclear, SACE Reports › Ulla-Britt Reeves › 2 Comments
Recently in the Southeast we’ve had some exciting announcements about utility plans to begin retiring and repowering some of their oldest and dirtiest coal plants. By our estimate, eleven retirements are in the works representing over 25 million tons of annual carbon dioxide emissions. As the proverbial ‘writing on the wall’ gets clearer that global [...]
September 4th, 2009 () Energy Efficiency, Nuclear, Utilities › Dr. Stephen A. Smith › No Comments
August 2009 was busy in Tallahassee for Florida utilities.
With lots of attention from the media, early in the month, Gov. Charlie Crist and the Cabinet approved new nuclear reactors for Progress Energy. There are now four such nuclear reactors proposed for the state, and the expansion of Plant Vogtle involves both Gulf Power (via its [...]
