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
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.
TVA’s New Nuclear Program is a Warning Sign to Customers and Local Power Companies
TVA’s nuclear ambitions are risky for customers. Here's why the nation's largest public utility should instead focus on proven, affordable, clean energy right now.
SC House Passes Legislation Favoring Fossil Fuel Expansion Over Renewable Electricity
Bill proposes new fossil gas power plant to be built on the Edisto River, saddling customers with billions of dollars on electric bills for decades to come.
South Carolina Legislature Unlearns Lessons, Promotes Major Fossil Gas Industry Push
Proposed South Carolina legislation threatens major rollback in favor of utilities, at the expense of South Carolinians.
Dereliction of Duty
Georgia Public Service Commission accepts equality rather than equity for Vogtle 3 & 4 cost allocation
Solar has been quietly running up the score during delayed Vogtle 3 & 4 construction
During the time that the Vogtle nuclear units 3 & 4 have been under construction, more than 4,500 MW of solar has been built in the state of Georgia. That's double the…
Continued Mismanagement of Plant Vogtle Nuclear Units 3 & 4 will Cost Ratepayers
Exhibiting poor judgment, Georgia Power Company has repeatedly inaccurately estimated costs for Plant Vogtle units 3 & 4. This mismanagement will result in excessive costs for both ratepayers and shareholders.
Plant Vogtle: End Of An Era (or is that an "error"?)
After 25 rounds of semi-annual Vogtle Construction Monitoring (VCM), that VCM process is now changing.
Advocacy Groups in Georgia Host 'People’s PSC Hearing'
Brady Watson, former Civic Engagement Coordinator for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, also contributed to this blog post. On the evening of Thursday, October 7, groups including the Southern Alliance for…