"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Efficiency in the Southeast" 2019 report shows that Southeastern states and utilities continue to rely on expensive, outdated, carbon polluting fossil fuel power plants while underinvesting in abundant low-cost efficiency…
SACE expresses "cautious optimism" with recent South Carolina PSC decision on solar
Last week, the South Carolina Public Service Commission (SC PSC) accepted petitions by SACE and other parties to reconsider and rehear key aspects of their decision from last year that would have…
Untax the Sun -- Solar For ALL of Alabama
Alabama Power places an unfair tax on customers that use solar power. Solar power should be available to ALL of Alabama – free from unfair taxation!
New Report Shows Urgency of Picking Up Pace of Climate Action
A new report by the United Nations Environment Program shows that urgent action is needed to reduce climate pollution and prevent the worst impacts of global warming. The annual Emissions Gap report, released…
Climate Change and the 2020 Presidential Primaries
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Voters Choose a Clean Energy Champion to Lead Knoxville!
On Tuesday, the city of Knoxville elected its next Mayor, Indya Kincannon. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) believes that Kincannon is well suited to continue to reduce the city and…
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…
Where the 2019 Knoxville Mayoral Candidates Stand on Energy
This post examines where the 2019 Knoxville mayoral candidates stand on key energy and climate issues. As a reminder general election day is less than three weeks away! Early voting starts October…
What's everyone in the solar industry talking about?
Bryan Jacob represented SACE at Solar Power International (SPI) and North America Smart Energy Week along with 19,000 other energy professionals. Following are Bryan's reflections from this annual convening.
Question: How can Knoxville lead on climate change?
Answer: Be bold, base actions on science, and involve the community.