Dennis Pillion, Inside Climate News

“The numbers that matter most are still secret,” said Monika Gerhart of the Gulf States Renewable Energy Industries Association.

The new rules require more public disclosure on data center projects but still allow large projects to be approved without a vote.

Rep. Mack Butler thought he had a deal with leading senators to keep the heart of reform legislation unanimously passed by the House. He was wrong.

A bill that would have capped Alabama Power's profits and forced the company to undergo formal rate case hearings for the first time in four decades passed the Alabama House 104-0. Then the Senate stepped in.

Feeling the heat on high energy prices, Alabama regulators are looking to cut profits for the state's largest gas utility.

This proposal could allow Alabama Power and other utilities’ coal ash ponds to remain saturated in groundwater indefinitely.

The state now estimates that the Birmingham Northern Beltline project will cost $6.19 billion.

Gov. Kay Ivey announced the appointments as a first step under new legislation expanding the state’s utilities regulator from three to seven seats in 2027.

The lawsuit challenges Alabama Power’s plans to leave more than 21 million tons of coal ash in an unlined pond at the head of the Mobile-Tensaw Delta, an area sometimes called “America’s Amazon."

Despite a sunny climate, Alabama ranks 49th among U.S. states in residential solar installations. Advocates say the steep solar fee is part of the reason why.