V.C. Summer and Dominion: How to Save Customers Money and Protect the Environment
South Carolina’s energy regulator--the Public Service Commission (PSC)--will be hearing a very important case in November to decide the future of the abandoned V.C. Summer nuclear project and SCE&G’s proposed merger with…
Recap of South Carolina Energy Policy in 2018 Legislative Session
Following the cancellation of the V.C. Summer nuclear power plant, the 2018 legislative session in South Carolina was a historic opportunity for significant, long-lasting reform in South Carolina energy policy. Political focus…
South Carolina PSC votes to temporarily roll back SCEG rates by 15%. Utility whines about extreme political pressure.
This blog post, by Frank Knapp, Jr., President and CEO of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, was written Tuesday, July 2, and was originally published on the SCSBC's blog…
Identifying Leaders: "Solar in the Southeast" Annual Report blog series (part 3 of 5)
This is part three in a five-part series about the SACE “Solar in the Southeast” 2017 Annual Report To view other blogs in this series, click here. Identifying Utility Solar Leaders and "SunRisers"…
No Bonuses for Mismanagement, Mistakes at Nuclear Expansion Projects
This blog was written by SACE's High Risk Energy Intern, Kailie Melchior.
Talking Energy Reform with the SC Tea Party
On Monday of this week, I spoke at the annual South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention in Myrtle Beach about the ongoing V.C. Summer nuclear scandal. It was a great opportunity to…
Nuclear cancellation fallout in South Carolina
SACE intern Kailie Melchior contributed to this post. The last few days have been a whirlwind in South Carolina's energy realm with the announcement that major utilities are abandoning the under-construction nuclear…
Not one more cent! Georgia Power customers irate over Vogtle nuclear mess
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Hold on to your wallets - open letter to South Carolina power customers
Have you ever seen the commercial that ends with the saying “What’s in YOUR wallet?” Well if you are an electric power customer in South Carolina, the answer is a nuclear power…
Georgia, South Carolina Nuclear Reactors "On Time, Under Budget"
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.