COAL: Appalachian utility customers face skyrocketing electric bills as utilities continue to invest in uneconomical coal-fired power plants. (InsideClimate News)
PIPELINES:
• Three West Virginia legislators urge federal regulators to let construction resume on the Atlantic Coast and Mountain Valley pipelines. (Charleston Gazette-Mail)
• Natural gas pipeline opponents in Virginia argue they aren’t needed, won’t create permanent jobs and will raise energy prices. (WDBJ)
• Fifty-four Virginia organizations send a letter to Gov. Ralph Northam asking him to visit areas at risk from the Atlantic Coast Pipeline. (Augusta Free Press)
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NUCLEAR: South Carolina regulators’ request for $1.5 billion in sanctions against SCE&G for allegedly hiding problems at a failed nuclear project is “baseless,” the company claims. (The State)
GRID: Florida regulators say the state’s efforts to harden grid infrastructure to protect against hurricanes are working, but more can be done. (Utility Dive)
SOLAR:
• Solar company Urban Grid says it has sold 240 MW of solar projects to Dominion Energy in Virginia. (news release)
• Solar developer Southern Current plans to invest $10 million in three new solar farms in South Carolina. (SC Now)
• Baldwin County, Alabama installs its first solar array. (Fox 10)
• Florida regulators approve Vivint Solar’s lease contract for residential solar customers. (PV Magazine)
WIND: Construction begins on Xcel Energy’s wind project in Texas, one of two wind farms that will supply the company with 1000 MW of energy. (Lubbock Online)
MICROGRIDS: Georgia Tech and Georgia Power propose a microgrid project in Atlanta to research the technology and deliver power to a computing center. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
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OIL AND GAS: Oil and gas advocates in south Louisiana say the industry is bouncing back and creating new jobs. (KLFY)
COMMENTARY: A columnist says the Vogtle nuclear project could survive the November elections because candidates are not discussing how to shut it down. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)