Georgia, South Carolina Nuclear Reactors "On Time, Under Budget"
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
What Is Your Electric Utility Planning for its Coal Ash?
Utilities in the Southeast are already starting to "close" toxic coal ash pits. We calculated how much ash will be excavated and how much will be left in mostly unlined pits posing…
Colorado shows path forward on renewable energy
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
South Carolina Leads Southeast in Coal Ash Cleanup; NC and TN Taking Action
This post is part one of a two-part series exploring the state of coal ash regulation and clean up in the Southeast. Part one focuses on North and South Carolina and Tennessee. Part…
Santee Cooper Proposes to Shut Down Solar – Before It Can Even Get Started
On October 16, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors will meet to hear final comments on its proposed 3-year rate increases, including a new rate schedule for solar customers that will be…
What do all nuclear reactors under construction in the U.S. have in common?
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Thirteen More Coal Ash Disasters Waiting to Happen
Four days after the Southeast's most recent coal ash disaster began, Duke Energy has yet to stop coal ash flowing into the Dan River. The impoundment failure is now the nation's 3rd…
Want to learn more about the Fukushima nuclear disaster? Read this book, come to Atlanta!
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Santee Cooper Leads South in Cleaning Up Coal Ash Waste
For almost half a century Santee Cooper dumped coal ash in unlined pits at its Grainger Power Station in Conway, South Carolina. This ash pollutes the Waccamaw River with high levels of arsenic…
Southeast Coal Roundup - Duke and Other Southeast Utilities
Across our region, utilities are announcing idling or retirement of their older, uncontrolled coal units and embracing futures with less coal and more renewables in their long term generation planning. First we…