Southeast Utilities Falling Behind: ACEEE Efficiency Scorecard Confirms What SACE Already Knew. Nowhere to Go But Up!
The efficiency performance of most major utilities in the Southeast lags far behind the rest of the nation in ACEEE's 2020 Utility Energy Efficiency Scorecard. The publication reinforces key findings from SACE's…
Energy Burden Relief: Now More Critical Than Ever
The coronavirus pandemic is already profoundly affecting our everyday lives and our sense of security - with significant economic impacts. No family should ever have to choose between paying an electric bill and…
Efficiency in Mississippi: Utilities Can Do More, Customers Deserve No Less
Mississippi has kicked off its first foray into integrated resource planning, but key questions remain for the future of energy efficiency. With the highest poverty rate in the nation and among the…
North Carolina and Duke Energy Hold Commanding Lead on Energy Efficiency in the Southeast
Duke Energy and North Carolina continue to lead the Southeast on energy efficiency, accounting for vastly more energy savings than any other utility or state in the region. New state policies and…
Energy efficiency slows climate change, saves money. Why haven't we embraced it more?
The choices we make in the next decade will either lock us into a future of fossil fuel dependence or transition us toward a clean energy future. Energy efficiency has the power…
"Energy Efficiency in the Southeast" 2019 Annual Report
SACE’s "Energy Efficiency in the Southeast" 2019 report shows that Southeastern states and utilities continue to rely on expensive, outdated, carbon polluting fossil fuel power plants while underinvesting in abundant low-cost efficiency…
Florida PSC Holds the Line on Energy Efficiency
In a positive step, the Florida Public Service Commission rejected its staff recommendation to approve the utilities' proposed energy savings goals of zero, or near zero. Instead, the Commission voted 4-1 to maintain…
Florida at the Bottom? Governor DeSantis, Don’t Let This Happen...
Florida PSC staff has recommended zero, or near zero, goals for cutting energy waste. IF the goals are approved by the PSC, Florida would cement its place at the bottom in helping…
The fate of efficiency programs for over 6 million Florida families hangs in the balance
Florida is set to establish energy efficiency goals for he state’s biggest power companies. This is a once in a five-year opportunity to reset and improve Florida's embarrassingly low energy efficiency performance…
Energy Efficiency: Codes and Standards and Programs, oh my!
If codes and standards are making us more efficient, do utilities need to continue to invest in energy efficiency? Yes! Read on to see why.