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Energy Alabama Statement: HB 475 as enacted enables regulatory capture

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Birmingham, AL – Energy Alabama opposed Alabama HB 392 when it tried to make the Public Service Commission fully appointed, and we opposed the final version of Alabama HB 475 when the state Senate stripped out mandatory rate proceedings and profit limits and replaced them with a Governor-appointed Secretary of Energy who controls the commission’s […]

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Energy Alabama Statement: We Are Disappointed. We Are Not Done.

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MONTGOMERY, AL — Governor Ivey has signed the substitute version of HB 475 into law. We are disappointed. She had the opportunity to send this bill back and demand the legislature pass something that actually lowers bills for Alabama Power customers. She refused. The people of Alabama deserved better, and we will not pretend otherwise.

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Energy Alabama Statement: HB 475’s Own Author Voted No. The Governor Should Too.

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MONTGOMERY, AL — Today the Alabama Legislature completed one of the most brazen acts of regulatory capture in this state’s modern history. A bloc of Alabama House members voted to accept the Senate’s wolf in sheep’s clothing, a hollowed out HB 475. The House overrode the objections of the bill’s own sponsor and ignored the

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Energy Alabama Statement: The Alabama Senate Just Handed Alabama Power Everything It Wanted

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MONTGOMERY, AL — The Alabama Senate today passed a substitute version of HB 475 that strips every meaningful consumer protection from the original bill and replaces them with provisions Alabama Power could not have written better on its own. Energy Alabama denounces this bill in the strongest possible terms. This is not HB 475. It

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Statement from Energy Alabama – Not Defeated, Just Delayed: Alabama Power Grab Still Looms

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Montgomery, AL – “Today, the Alabama House did not take up the Alabama Power Grab as scheduled. After advancing out of committee and being positioned for a floor vote, the bill was pulled from the agenda before lawmakers had to go on the record. That is not a defeat just yet. It is simply a

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Statement from Energy Alabama – We Oppose the Alabama Power Grab

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Montgomery, AL – A proposal to change Alabama’s Public Service Commission to an appointed agency is a full-frontal assault on accountability in Alabama, and it has one obvious purpose: protect Alabama Power’s profits by taking voters out of the one place they still have leverage. The Alabama Public Service Commission decides what families and businesses

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Investing in Alabama’s Future: The Economic Case for Clean Energy

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In a recent op-ed, Alabama Republican Party Chairman John Wahl emphasized the importance of energy independence and the need for Alabama to lead in energy policy. While his call for a diversified energy portfolio is commendable, it’s crucial to recognize that renewable energy, particularly solar power, offers Alabama a path to true energy independence by

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Pending Federal Transmission Rule is Good for Alabama and Business

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We see a lot of polarization around us but I’ve never met anyone who doesn’t want cheaper electricity bills, more job creation, and economic growth. Right now, federal regulators are poised to finalize a transmission planning and cost allocation rule that would give us all three. That’s why we’re calling on the Federal Energy Regulatory

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We’re Hiring for a Business and Industry Relations Manager!

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Energy Alabama is seeking an assertive and energetic clean energy champion to join the team as Business and Industry Relations Manager. As Business and Industry Relations Manager, you will be instrumental in laying the groundwork for successful growth of sustainable energy in Alabama. You’ll make the essential connections between business, industry, and smart public policy.

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Victory Declared on Chandler Mountain Land, Waters and Endangered Wildlife Saved from Destructive Project

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Today we celebrate a significant victory for the people of Chandler Mountain, for the Big Canoe Creek watershed, and for all the living things that call this special area home, including the Canoe Creek clubshell and trispot darter, both of which are federally protected under the Endangered Species Act. Alabama Power has officially abandoned its

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