Southeastern States Face Ratepayer Risks in AI-Driven Energy Boom
A critical look at AI's electricity demands, the risks of overbuilding infrastructure, and the Southeast's stake in this high-powered gamble.
Rush to Build New Nuclear Power: TVA and Administration Ignore Cost and Safety
TVA and the Trump Administration are rushing new nuclear power plant technologies that are unproven and not cost effective while weakening the regulatory framework designed to review cost and safety
Clean Energy Repeal Bill Threatens $73 Billion in Southeast Investment
A sweeping House Republican bill guts clean energy tax credits, threatening Southeast jobs, raising energy costs, and reversing climate progress—putting over $73 billion in regional investment and U.S. competitiveness at risk.
xAI Brings the “Move Fast and Break Things” Mindset to Memphis
Companies like xAI, founded by Elon Musk, have become emblematic of a culture that prizes speed over reflection, dominance over deliberation.
The Future of TVA: Status Quo or Time to Go
Are forces conspiring against TVA, and should we be talking about our options?
Suffering from Delusions of Nuclear Grandeur and Amnesia, TN Senators Recklessly Step into TVA Leadership
Senators Blackburn and Hagerty’s call for a new “interim CEO” at TVA to “lead the way in our nation’s nuclear energy revival” through a reckless push for SMRs puts ratepayers at risk.
Now is the Right Time to Do What's Right
In difficult and uncertain times, we are comforted by a clear vision and keeping our eyes on the prize of what is important. In the turbulent 1960s, one of Martin Luther King…
Clean Energy Groups Outline TVA Reforms to Improve Transmission Planning, Transparency, and Oversight
Today’s version of TVA is quite far from the original vision.
Will Memphis Pay A Price for Elon Musk’s xAI “Colossus” Bait & Switch?
xAI came to Memphis claiming one thing, then in a sneak move, increased their project size by 10 times. This will essentially require a new power plant, and puts billionaires’ benefits above…
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
With increasingly catastrophic storms like Helene, we need to call the source of this destruction what it is – burning fossil fuels. Yet this message is not being elevated in our region…