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Energy February 8, 2024

Power outages leave poor communities in the dark longer: Evidence from 15M outages raises questions about recovery times

by Chuanyi Ji, Georgia Institute of Technology and Scott C. Ganz, Georgetown University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] Electricity is essential to just about everyone…

Georgia Power sign at Plant McDonough-Atkinson in Cobb County accompanying article about restory power

Energy December 20, 2023

State regulators pass along $7.6B tab to ratepayers for Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] December 19, 2023 Georgia Power ratepayers will be responsible for a $7.6 billion bill…

Energy November 23, 2023

The world’s 280 million electric bikes and mopeds are cutting demand for oil far more than electric cars

by Muhammad Rizwan Azhar, Edith Cowan University and Waqas Uzair, Edith Cowan University, [This article first appeared in The Conversation, republished with permission] We hop in the car to get…

Energy October 31, 2023

Georgia Power asks for state OK to tap more fossil fuels to meet demand it failed to forecast

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] October 30, 2023 Georgia Power’s always uneasy relationship with environmentalists is heating up again…

Energy September 2, 2023

Georgia Power, state regulators agree to division of Vogtle nuclear plant costs

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 31, 2023 A settlement agreement among Georgia Power, clean energy advocates, and state…

Energy August 29, 2023

Federal, state regulators prod utilities to consider technology for grid upgrade

by Robert Zullo, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] August 28, 2023 Of the many challenges confronting the nation’s aging, straining electric grid,…

Energy July 31, 2023

Sparks fly at hearing on Georgia Power project that could stick ratepayers with Plant Vogtle tab

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 28, 2023 The debate surrounding Georgia Power’s Plant Vogtle expansion raged on Thursday…

Energy July 31, 2023

Winter is coming and the U.S. grid remains vulnerable to power plant failures

by Robert Zullo, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 26, 2023 From winter storms to sweltering summer heat, there’s a consensus among…

Energy July 25, 2023

State regulators to hear Plant Vogtle progress report after nuclear expansion stalled again

by Stanley Dunlap, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] July 24, 2023 On Friday, Georgia Power announced that a new nuclear reactor at…

An electric vehicle charging station on Riverside Parkway, a moving tractor-trailer visible on the roadway.

Energy June 16, 2023

Statehouses debate who should build EV charging networks

by Robert Zullo, Georgia Recorder [This article first appeared in the Georgia Recorder, republished with permission] June 15, 2023 Though they only make up a fraction of cars and trucks…

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