Will EPD cut Plant Washington slack – again – or finally cut it loose?
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
More Delays from EPA on Final Carbon Rule for New Coal Plants
Saturday, April 13, was set to be the day for the Environmental Protection Agency to release final regulations limiting carbon pollution from new power plants. April 13 came and went, however, with no final…
Catch-22: New EPA Mercury Rule Ties Up Plant Washington
On March 28, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced a revised final Mercury and Air Toxics Standard (MATS) rule for new air emission sources (i.e. new power plants). The revised final rule…
Developer Admits to Plant Washington Scheme
It’s official: Dean Alford, developer of Plant Washington and spokesman for Power4Georgians (P4G), admitted on the record that he never planned to use the $27-million-plus he's finagled from customers of Georgia's Electrical Membership…
Victory: Cobb EMC Pulls Out of Coal-fired Power Plants
Late on the evening of January 24, the board of directors at Cobb EMC made an unprecedented about-face, and voted to freeze the EMC’s funding for two coal-fired power plants: Plant Washington…
Tide begins to turn against coal-fired Plant Washington
In Georgia, another coal plant is dead, and murmurs from Cobb EMC indicate that the tide may be turning against construction and pursuit of Plant Washington and its twin coal-fired power plant…
New Leadership Signals Trouble Ahead for Plant Washington
Board of Director elections held Saturday, November 12 at Cobb EMC raised the profile of member dissatisfaction with the Atlanta-area utility co-op’s decision-making and leadership to a new level. New board members…
Co-op members confront EMC on Plant Washington
This post was authored by Eriqah Foreman Williams, former Georgia Coal Diversity Organizer, with input from Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Southern Co. says NO to new coal but Dean Alford plows ahead with bad business deal
Southern Company, the dinosaur of the utility world, has now declared new coal plants a dead end due to competitive prices of natural gas. The April 18, 2011 Energy & Coal Price Report reports…
Corruption at Helm of Plant Washington - Dwight Brown Indicted
UPDATE: On Jan. 8, the Marietta Daily Journal published an article including SACE and others' on responses to the indictment. On Thursday, Jan 6, 2011 Dwight Brown, CEO of Cobb EMC, was…