Two weeks ago, SACE provided detailed analysis and findings based on evaluation of proposed energy efficiency programs filed by Florida power utilities. Over the past couple of days, one of those utilities responded.
Progress Energy Florida feels that our comments “should not be considered ” by the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC). Progress Energy also says [...]
While our government is demanding that BP pay up for the oil disaster in the Gulf, it is offering up billions of Americans’ hard earned money to another high risk energy player — the wealthy nuclear power industry to build costly new nuclear reactors. Will this be another disaster waiting to happen?
Today the utility giant [...]
Once again, the “Nuclear Relapse” hits home. Do these recent headlines inspire confidence in the nuclear industry’s much-hyped “comeback?”
“Georgia Judge Rules Against 2 Controversial Nuclear Reactors”
“Ruling Questions PSC Certification of New Vogtle Reactors”
“Ruling Questions Vogtle Expansion”
This time the roadblock hit the lead new nuclear reactor proposal in the United States, Southern Company’s two Westinghouse AP1000 [...]
This blogpost was co-authored by Rita Kilpatrick and Brandon Blevins
Imagine a society that draws on the power of the wind to generate a significant portion of its electricity. I’m seeing firsthand how Denmark is just such a place. For the past two decades the Danes have committed themselves to developing wind farms on land and [...]
Next week, a former editorial board editor is one of five Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) members who will direct Florida’s major utilities to pursue energy efficiency efforts over the next five years. Will we get more of the same, as the utilities and the Commission staff suggest, or will Florida take a step towards [...]
Will Florida have a smart, fair decision on energy efficiency? Or will base rates go up and nothing be done to help the consumer?
And will someone please explain to me how a 1% reduction in customer energy use over ten years will provide any meaningful offset to a 31% increase in base rates?
While media coverage [...]
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 [...]
In the weeks leading up to the House vote on the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES), we learned that opponents to the bill spent $79 million on efforts to weaken/defeat this important legislation. Now more information has come to light.
The Center for Public Integrity recently revealed that Southern Company, the Atlanta-based utility, deployed [...]
So while I don’t Twitter, I do want to share what I’m doing early this week. I’m attending the Southern Growth Policies Board 37th Annual Conference in Biloxi, Mississippi. The title of the conference is called Southern Energy: Abundant, Affordable and American and is happening in a surreal environment — the Beau Rivage Resort & [...]
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