Sierra Club, Union of Concerned Scientists, and Conservation Law Foundation filed a protest on Friday at the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), regarding a plan by New England’s grid operator, ISO New England (ISO-NE), that would increase costs to consumers because of the region’s overreliance on methane gas for power generation.
BOSTON, MA - A new report explains how spikes in the price of fossil gas are the cause of the dramatic rise in electricity rates for New England customers.
MUSCLE SHOALS, AL — As the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) continues to plow ahead with plans to replace its Kingston and Cumberland Fossil Plants with new methane gas facilities, concerned community members and environmental organizations attended a TVA listening session before the TVA Board Meeting on February 16th
HARTFORD CT. -- Today, community members, climate justice activists and environmental organizations rallied outside the Capitol District Energy Center (CDECCA) in Hartford. The crowd urged Governor Lamont, the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection, and Department of Administrative Services to replace the 30 year old CDECCA fossil fuel plant with a 100 percent clean and renewable alternative.
Portland, OR – Oregon regulators partially rejected a NW Natural request to raise gas bills to pay for gas system expansion, local government lobbying, and promotional advertising expenses, among other things. The Oregon Public Utility Commission’s (OPUC) decision today marks a major victory for Oregon ratepayers, and the group of climate, environmental justice, and community-led social justice organizations who intervened in the proceeding.