Taxonomy Archives: Alabama

2021 trends making and braking rooftop solar in the South

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — Today the Southern Environmental Law Center announced its annual Solar “Makers” and “Brakers” — a list of policies that are significantly impacting rooftop solar growth across t...

Court grants GASP, SELC voice in Birmingham air enforcement case

GASP, SELC challenge Bluestone Coke air pollution

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – A state circuit court has granted GASP and the Southern Environmental Law Center’s motion to intervene filed by the groups in order to stop ongoing air pollution violations at the B...

SELC files federal challenge against Alabama regulators’ approval of unjust solar fees

Federal Suit Filed Against Alabama Regulators’ Approval of Discriminatory Solar Charges

Montgomery, Ala. — Citizens and conservation groups have filed suit in federal district court against the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) for approving Alabama Power’s punitive and discriminat...

FERC decision clears way for action against Alabama Power’s unjust solar charges

FERC Clears Way for Action Against Alabama Regulators for Approving Discriminatory Solar Charges

WASHINGTON, D.C.– The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has declined to grant a petition asking it to initiate an enforcement action against the Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC) for a...

SELC statement on bill to ban offshore drilling in the Atlantic

WASHINGTON — New Jersey Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-06) today announced his intention to file a bill to permanently protect the Atlantic Ocean from offshore drilling. In response, the Southern Environme...

Catherine Coleman Flowers on being of and for the rural South

Federal Regulators Delay Decision and Request More Information on Utilities’ Proposal for New Energy Market

WASHINGTON — Today the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requested more information before ruling on a proposal by Southeastern utilities to alter the existing wholesale energy market, citing quest...