Tag: Georgia Power
Powerless in the United States: the third installment in the Powerless in the Pandemic series
Powerless in the United States: the third installment in the Powerless in the Pandemic series Utility companies have disconnected U.S. households more than 5.7 million times since 2020 while shelling out billions...
Alabama Power to buy Calhoun plant despite rising gas prices
Purchase risks bill increases for customers, comes in spite of parent company's climate goal
Mississippi regulators force Mississippi Power to close unneeded coal and gas plants
Mississippi regulators are forcing Mississippi Power to shutter as many as 950 megawatts of uneconomic and unneeded legacy coal and gas plants by the end of 2027. Mississippi Power received...
Utilities sent $6.8 million to members of Congress who sought to overturn election results in recent election cycles
Three utilities and a trade association have said they are "pausing" all contributions in wake of violence
Southern Company Net-Zero Implementation Plan Filled with Loopholes for Continued Use of Fossil Fuels
Southern Company released more information this week on how it plans to reach “net zero emissions,” and while the plan remains scant on key details, the company has made one...
Southern Company Pledges Net Zero Emissions by 2050 but Doubles Down on Fossil Fuels
Southern Company unveiled an updated “net-zero” carbon goal yesterday at its Annual Meeting which relies heavily on negative emissions to enable continued investment in fossil fuels such as coal and...
Southern Company’s Lobbying Disclosures Obscure State-Level Information from Investors, Public
CEO Fanning gets credit toward bonus for coal closures after opposing federal regulations.
Tom Fanning Floats Misleading Updated Greenhouse Gas Goal
The updated greenhouse gas goal, as described by Fanning, would allow Southern Company to claim “net-zero” emissions by taking credit for transportation electrification, despite the company’s continued use of fossil...
Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits
Download full report Southern Company Southern Company is a utility company that serves 4.68 million electric customers and 4.248 million gas customers across Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, Tennessee, Virginia, and Illinois....
Utility Carbon Targets Reflect Decarbonization Slowdown In Crucial Next Decade
Many of the nation's largest utilities are planning to slow down their efforts to decarbonize, according to the companies' own goals.