TVA Undermines Distributed Solar and Disregards Its Own Stakeholder Process
Over the past year and a half, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) worked with stakeholders to study the value of rooftop solar systems. On October 20, TVA published the result, "Distributed Generation…
Who's asking for (and getting) even more taxpayer bailouts? Hint: they've done it before
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Georgia Power, Alabama Power to begin addressing coal ash storage
This article is posted with permission of the Southern Environmental Law Center (SELC). Click here to see their original post. SELC represents SACE in several coal ash related legal cases. Georgia Power…
Oh Say Can You See? Air Pollution and the Smoky Mountains
Back in 1990, average visibility in the Smoky Mountains was just 25 miles. Since then, reductions in air pollution have made it possible for visitors to see as far as 46 miles.…
Is TVA's New Integrated Resource Plan a Wise Path Forward?
My staff and I very much appreciated the opportunity to engage closely with TVA staff throughout the development of TVA's 2015 Integrated Resource Plan. Not only did TVA engage stakeholders and its…
Final Clean Power Plan Safeguards Public Health and Spurs Clean Energy Growth
On Monday, President Obama announced the release of the finalized Clean Power Plan, our nation's first regulations to limit carbon pollution from existing fossil-fueled power plants. The Clean Power Plan, as crafted…
New nuclear reactor designs and concepts are expensive, challenging - New GAO report
This blog was written by Sara Barczak, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
First in Flight North Carolina Gets First Wind Farm
In 2011, Iberdrola Renewables announced plans to develop a huge wind farm in North Carolina. Nearly five years later, the Desert Winds wind farm is about to become a reality. Based on…
New EmPower TN initiative set to cut state utility bills by an estimated 28% with energy efficiency and renewable energy
Tennessee lawmakers have recently demonstrated that investing in clean energy is not a partisan issue, so much as it's just plain common sense. In the majority-Republican General Assembly, the state budget was…
Solar Farm Will Generate Energy and Millions In Economic Benefits to Northern Alabama
Toni Nelson, SACE's Renewable Energy Manager, also contributed to this post. A recent study by the University of Alabama Center for Business and Economic Research found that a proposed 80 MW solar…