En Route to the Southeast: Electric School Bus Opportunities and Awards
The Clean School Bus Program, enabled by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in our region's schoolchildren, cleaning up the air they breath with healthier…
Brightening Georgia With Solar For Lower-Income Households and Nonprofits
Georgia Bright aims to extend the advantages of solar power to low and middle-income residents, ultimately reducing the burden of utility bills.
Green is the New Yellow: Electric School Buses are Rolling into the Southeast
Buckle up; the Clean Energy Generation is driving major change right here in the Southeast with the push to electrify our region's school buses. Studies show that children riding inside traditional diesel…
Meeting the Climate Crisis with Investments in Affordable Housing
Communities can now take advantage of historic funding opportunities in the IRA to preserve and improve affordable housing and reduce pollution - thereby addressing two major challenges: affordable housing and climate change.
Food for Thought (rather than Fuel): comparing land use of ethanol versus solar
30% of the nation's corn crop goes toward ethanol production (not food, for either people nor animals). As more and more vehicles are powered by electricity rather than gasoline, we may not…
EPA's Community Change Grants: Empowering Grassroots Action
The Biden administration's $2 billion Community Change Grants Program empowers lower-income communities to tackle environmental hazards and climate change impacts at the grassroots level.
Winter Storm Blackouts - Reflections from a Year Later
Southeast utilities are using the specter of blackouts last year to double down on the resource that failed customers the most: gas. Instead utilities should look to energy efficiency, solar and storage,…
Insights from the 2023 National E-Mobility DEI Conference
SACE's Electric Transportation Equity Manager reflects on the 2023 National E-Mobility DEI Conference in Washington, D.C., which showcased diverse perspectives on addressing the climate crisis and creating a holistic e-mobility future.
Dereliction of Duty
Georgia Public Service Commission accepts equality rather than equity for Vogtle 3 & 4 cost allocation
In 2023, Electric Vehicles Were Everywhere
EV sales are soaring, making up 19% of global auto sales in 2023. Despite policy setbacks and misinformation campaigns, EV adoption in the Southeast continues to grow.