Communities in Appalachia are starting to make progress reforming their electric co-ops to be more democratic and transparent in their governance.
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N.C. Families Contend With Mounting Bills
Faced with the threat of utility disconnection and even eviction in the pandemic, many North Carolinians are forced to decide between essentials.
TAGS: covid covid-19 energy democracy Energy Insecurity Energy Security evictions North Carolina Utility disconnections
Good and bad bills in NC legislature
It’s spring, which means the bills coming into the North Carolina legislature are about as thick as the pollen in the air here. Our NC Field Coordinator Josh McClenney gives us a quick preview of the 2021 session.
N.C. Advocates Call for State Action on Rent, Utility Assistance
In March 8 letters to state officials, activists said that hundreds of thousands of struggling families in North Carolina will remain at risk of eviction and utility shut-offs if further action is not taken before the end of the month.
It’s a wrap! A rundown of the 2021 Virginia General Assembly
We and our allies fought hard for the health and well-being of communities and the environment, and we’re grateful for the emails and calls you delivered to the legislature to support these efforts.
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Regulators decide on Kentucky Power’s third rate hike in five years
Although the Kentucky Public Service Commission denied the utility’s original request for a 25 percent rate increase, the body approved a rate hike of 12.5 percent for residential customers.
TAGS: energy democracy Guest Contributor Kentuckians for the Commonwealth Kentucky Kentucky Power monopoly utilities Mountain Association rate hike
NC public interest groups urge Gov. Cooper to immediately suspend evictions, utility shutoffs
Raleigh, N.C. — A coalition of racial justice, housing, low-income and conservation groups today sent a letter to Governor Roy Cooper urging him to institute an immediate emergency moratorium on housing evictions and electricity, gas and water shutoffs to prevent…
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Energy democracy in Virginia: Utopia or a real possibility?
Energy democracy is taking shape in Virginia. Join our statewide workgroup and add your voice to the call for a clean, equitable energy system.
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Scorecard shows lack of transparency, high fixed charges at Tenn’s electric co-ops
Fewer than half of Tennessee’s electric cooperatives allow their member-owners to attend board meetings, and only three offer community solar programs. These are two of the findings in a new report released today by Appalachian Voices and two rural community…
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Funding to assist NC families with rent, utilities during Covid runs out today
CONTACT: Rory McIlmoil, Appalachian Voices, rory@appvoices.org, (423) 433-9415 Jovita Lee, Center for Biological Diversity, jlee@biologicaldiversity.org, (919) 925-2486 As of 6 pm today, the roughly $175 million allocated for Governor Roy Cooper’s HOPE program — which has provided financial relief for…
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