nuclear

January 8, 2018

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) terminated its consideration of Rick Perry’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that would have bailed out uneconomic coal and nuclear plants that cannot compete against cleaner, cheaper energy sources like solar, wind, and energy efficiency.

December 20, 2017

ATLANTA, GA —The state’s Public Service Commission today failed consumers by approving Georgia Power’s proposal to finish Plant Vogtle, a slipshod nuclear project plagued by multi-year construction delays, bankruptcy, and a cost that has ballooned to more than $25 billion.

November 9, 2017

A coalition of environmental organizations filed two Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests today with the Department of Energy (DOE) and the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) for information pertaining to Rick Perry’s proposal to FERC that could force electricity customers to bail out old, expensive coal and nuclear plants that can no longer compete in America’s 21st century energy marketplace.

July 30, 2017

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

7/31/2017

 

 

Sierra Club Statement on Abandonment of Nuclear Plant in South Carolina

Sierra Club has opposed the dangerous V.C. Summer Nuclear Plant
since the beginning of the project