Front Porch Blog
Duke Energy to delay carbon reduction goals in North Carolina
North Carolina regulators will allow Duke Energy to waive a legal requirement to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, according to an order issued earlier this month.
Read MoreSigns of trouble for critical mine cleanup fund in Virginia
A bankruptcy of any one of nine coal companies could tank the state of Virginia’s mine reclamation fund within a decade.
Read MoreWTF is an IRP and what does it mean for the 10 million customers of the Tennessee Valley Authority?
TVA is making it harder for customers to make ends meet because it is stubbornly clinging to plans for a massive methane gas expansion.
Read MoreRevitalizing Pennington Gap: Clean energy and economic investment in Southwest Virginia
As Central Appalachia adapts to a changing modern economy that is less dependent on traditional economic drivers like the coal industry and agriculture, Pennington Gap stands as an inspiring example of what a committed, collaborative approach to economic renewal can achieve.
Read MoreChesterfield residents turn government inaction into community action
For over a year, Chesterfield residents and local allies have spoken out against Dominion Energy’s controversial proposed methane gas plant, imploring local officials to hold a public hearing on the project’s potential impacts on the county.
Read MoreBuilding collaborative communities in Southwest Virginia
Last month, the Pennington Gap Community Center buzzed with enthusiasm as the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia hosted its Community Energy Resilience Meeting on Sept. 11.
Read MoreMaking sense of the federal disaster declaration process for Hurricane Helene
This blog is meant to explain the process for a presidential disaster declaration and what this all means for your community, and to answer several common questions we’re seeing.
Read MoreChesterfield County residents pressure board of supervisors to hold hearing on Dominion Energy’s proposed methane gas plant
On a Thursday evening in early September, over 70 people crammed into a restaurant in Chesterfield County preparing for an Dominion Energy open house on its proposed methane gas plant at a hotel conference room about 100 yards away.
Read MorePublic left in the dark on safety inspection results after Mountain Valley Pipeline becomes operational
PHMSA’s consent order laid out specific requirements for the MVP’s developers both for during construction and after the methane-gas pipeline became operational.
Read MoreThe TVA needs oversight. Its board of directors should step up — only one has.
For years, communities across the Tennessee Valley have been calling on the Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public power provider in the country, to be more transparent in its planning and decision-making processes — and now even a TVA board member has expressed concerns.
Read More