Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of Alabama Public Service Commission from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Democratic PSC candidate Robert McNeil is proposing an Alabama Data Center Accountability Plan with regional reviews and water conservation standards for large computing facilities.
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones says Alabama Power should excavate 21 million tons of coal ash near the Mobile River, while Republican Tommy Tuberville has not stated a position.
Facing strong local opposition to proposed data centers near Thomasville and in Calvert, officials in Clarke and Mobile counties say Alabama's lack of home rule leaves them with almost no…
State regulators are rewriting how electric contracts for giant data centers get reviewed, with public comments due in August. The outcome could shape projects proposed in Calvert, Prichard and Baldwin…
Alabama Power’s newest generator at Plant Barry in Mobile County is now running at full strength. Unit 8, known as Barry 8, became fully operational on Nov. 1 after clearing…
Alabama Public Service Commissioner Chip Beeker and challenger Robert McCollum head to a June 21 runoff, with McCollum pushing for more scrutiny of Alabama Power's coal ash storage at Plant…
A new solar research canopy at Fairhope City Hall highlights a broader fight over a controversial Alabama Power fee that advocates and a federal lawsuit say has stunted residential solar…
Alabama Power is defending its plan to permanently cap in place the coal ash pond at Plant Barry, even as environmental groups question the utility's approach to groundwater contamination and…
Most candidates on Tuesday's ballot in Mobile and Baldwin counties, including both sheriffs, ran without any opposition.
Former Public Service Commissioner Jim Zeigler floated a slate of uncommitted delegates for Alabama's Feb. 5 primary, calling it a lawful way for disappointed conservatives to vote for none of…