Southern Company: A History of a Prolific Power Technology Pioneer

Credit to Author: Sonal Patel| Date: Mon, 01 Aug 2022 04:18:32 +0000

Atlanta-based energy giant Southern Co. has rapidly evolved to keep in step with the evolution of power. As part of its corporate growth, the company has notably pioneered technologies that have reshaped

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GE-Led Carbon Capture Project at Southern Company Site Gets DOE Funding

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Tue, 15 Feb 2022 13:42:43 +0000

A GE Gas Power front-end engineering design (FEED) study will receive $5,771,670 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Fossil Energy and Carbon Management following successful completion of the award negotiation phase. The funding is focused on carbon capture, utilization, and storage (CCUS) for power generation applications with a goal […]

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Fees Dampen Demand For Rooftop Solar In Alabama

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Mon, 18 Nov 2019 18:05:59 +0000

Alabama Power, which serves two-thirds of electricity customers in the state, assesses people who have rooftop solar systems a fee of $5.00 a month for each kilowatt their systems generate. Some residential customers are challenging those fees.

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POWER Notebook: Alabama Power Says Closing Coal Plant Will Cost $740 Million

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 03 Mar 2019 21:57:24 +0000

Several developments worldwide impacted the power generation landscape in the past week, including more news about the closure of a coal-fired power plant in Alabama, the restart of a geothermal facility in Hawaii, and construction of a biomass-fueled power plant in Japan. In addition, a company said it plans a $150 million investment in three […]

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Alabama Power Will Close Century-Old Coal Plant

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2019 19:07:00 +0000

An Alabama power plant that has operated for more than a century will close in April, with Alabama Power saying that the cost to comply with government regulations on the handling of coal ash and wastewater no longer make the plant economically viable. Jim Heilbron, Alabama Power’s senior vice president and senior production officer, on […]

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