Today Energy Alabama joined five other nonprofits in drafting and submitting a “Motion to Intervene” to the TVA Board of Directors asking for a public hearing, greater transparency and more opportunities for public engagement in the TVA 2024 Integrated Resource Plan process currently underway. The nonprofits joining Energy Alabama in this initiative are: Appalachian Voices, …
Nonprofits submit “Motion to Intervene” to TVA Board Read More »
The Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs (ADECA) recently announced two new vital energy programs for Alabamians, both of which are funded by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) and administered by the Department of Energy (DOE). State Energy Program (SEP) IIJA Energy-Efficiency Retrofits Program The State Energy Program (SEP) IIJA Energy-Efficiency Retrofits …
If you haven’t heard, Energy Alabama has released an updated scorecard evaluating the performance of Alabama’s rural electric cooperatives in areas such as democratic governance, member services, and access to clean energy, to name a few. Energy Alabama represents one of seven southeastern states that are a part of Energy Democracy Y’all, an ongoing collaboration …
Alabama Electric Cooperatives Rank Last in New Regional Scorecard Read More »
Recap of NPR & Floodlight’s investigative reporting on Matrix LLC’s generate positive news coverage for its clients, including Alabama Power, and the favorable coverage published in three Alabama “media” outlets.
The new Black Bear Solar Project in Montgomery County is almost operational and will provide massive cost savings to the 350,000 Alabamians who get electricity through one of the eleven municipal utilities participating in the project. We’re talking savings to the tune of $12 million in LESS THAN ONE year! And an estimated $40 million …
Alabama Municipal Electric Authority Deploys Solar, Alabama Power Fights It Read More »
Dear member of Joe Wheeler EMC, You may have recently been the recipient of a letter from your utility’s CEO, George Kitchens. That letter contained so much misinformation we felt the need to respond and set the record straight. Misinformation stings all the worse when you know the person has the facts and chooses to …
Groups and community members unite to propel TVA into a just, equitable, and fossil-fuel-free energy future by 2030 TENNESSEE — Dozens of organizations in the Tennessee Valley came together today to launch the Clean Up TVA Coalition, demanding immediate action from the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to cut carbon emissions and transition to a fossil-fuel-free …
Congress is finally asking TVA some hard questions… many of the same questions we’ve been asking for years. Questions like what’s up with all these fixed fees and grid access charges? Why are TVA customers paying more for energy than the average customer across the country? Why does TVA make it so difficult to go …
In Alabama, we are all about freedom and market choices, and that’s as true of our energy use as anything else. Alabama Wants Renewable Energy Choices Recent results from a survey of 600 likely Alabama voters show that Alabamians want freedom of choice, a competitive marketplace, and the right and opportunity to choose where their …
New Survey Results: Alabama Voters Want Energy Freedom in a BIG Way Read More »
Rural electric cooperatives (RECs) were established in the 1930s to provide power rural areas not seen as profitable to large investor-owned utilities. In Alabama there are 22 rural electric cooperatives (RECs) providing power to over a quarter of Alabama residents (and over 70% of Alabama’s land mass). Rural electric cooperatives are member-owned (ie. customer owned), …
