Wind Power Transmission Project Could Create Tens of Thousands of Jobs
This blog is part of a series reviewing the proposed Plains and Eastern Clean Line project. Other blogs in the series are available here. The Plains and Eastern Clean Line project would connect…
Wind Power Transmission Project Would Provide Health Benefits
This blog is part of a series reviewing the proposed Plains and Eastern Clean Line project. Other blogs in the series are available here. A newly proposed transmission project would connect high quality…
How to Review an Environmental Impact Statement
This blog is the first in a series reviewing the proposed Plains and Eastern Clean Line project. Other blogs in the series will be available here when published. The Plains and Eastern Clean Line,…
U.S. Offshore Wind Power Advancing Off Of Drawing Boards And Into The Water, New DOE Report Says
This guest post was written by Kit Kennedy, Director of Energy and Transportation for Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC). The piece originally appeared in NRDC's blog Switchboard on September 3, 2014. You can access it here. Could the U.S.…
Taxpayers in the dark and at risk from Vogtle nuclear loan guarantees
Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, contributed to this blog post from Whitney Rappole, 2014 graduate of Emory Law School and former Turner Environmental Law…
Secret sweetheart deal for Georgia nuclear reactors puts taxpayers at risk
Earlier this week, shocking news was released regarding $6.5 billion in taxpayer-backed federal loan guarantees for two new nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle in Georgia. Two partners in the project, Georgia Power…
Big Wind Turbines, Big Opportunity for the South
The Department of Energy recently announced a $2 million funding opportunity to improve logistics for taller wind turbines, which is big news for everyone in the South. Not only could the funding…
New DOE Report Shows Trend Toward Larger Offshore Turbines
This blog post was written by Chris Long and published at INTO THE WIND, the American Wind Energy Association's blog. The original post is available here. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…
Clemson Wind Turbine Testing Facility Opens in North Charleston
Yesterday was the grand opening of the Clemson University Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility, the biggest and most advanced test center of its kind in the world. SACE was a sponsor of…
4 Reasons Wind Power is Inevitable in the South
Last year, more wind energy capacity was installed than ever before in the United States. Wind energy was the top installed electricity resource in the country with over 13,000 megawatts added, yet…