Data centers are growing rapidly across the United States. As Alabama looks to attract high-tech investments in new data centers, which require enormous amounts of water and electricity, we must confront an essential question: How do we grow data center development without burdening everyday Alabamians with higher electricity costs and more environmental impact? Done right, […]
It’s not every day that Alabamians get to hear from the President of the Public Service Commission. Alabama’s Public Service Commission is the elected body charged with regulating Alabama Power and ensuring that customers get fair and reasonable utility rates. So when Twinkle Cavanuagh spoke on a recent podcast with 1819 News, we might have
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While it is hot as blazes this summer, many Alabamians are grappling with expensive power bills. Despite attempts to conserve energy, electric rates and bills continue to rise, leaving families with unmanageable costs. Take a look at the sharp contrast between the financial struggles of Alabama’s citizens and the soaring profits of utility executives. In
Misinformation about solar energy has been spreading nationally, even making it here to Alabama where some spread falsehoods aiming to halt solar projects in Montgomery and Lawrence counties. While it is understandable that some have fear of a new project or of the unknown, Energy Alabama believes it is essential to address these myths with
Recent reporting by the Lagniappe, based in Mobile, revealed a complex relationship involving Auburn University, Matrix LLC, and the McCrary Institute for Cyber and Critical Infrastructure Security. Auburn University is reportedly paying Matrix more than $1 million annually, with more than $800,000 of that amount tied to a contract with the McCrary Institute. Matrix LLC,
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 8, 2024 CONTACT Dan Radmacher, Appalachian Voices, (540) 798-6683, [email protected] Gaby Sarri-Tobar, Center for Biological Diversity, (202) 594-7271, [email protected] Amy Rawe, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, (865) 235-1448, [email protected] Karli Marshall, Vote Solar, (813) 408 4887, [email protected] Washington, D.C. – Today, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. and Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., introduced new legislation to improve the Tennessee Valley
Greener State is a new program from Alabama Power that claims to give utility customers the chance to cover up to 100 percent of their energy usage with renewable sources. Which sounds great in theory because, after all, who doesn’t like renewable energy? In practice, though, Greener State isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be.
Greener State Only Leaves You With Less Green. Here’s Why. Read More »
