Florida Utilities' Energy Efficiency Goals are Weak
Update: Click here to listen to an in-depth interview with SACE's Florida Director, Susan Glickman, about how Florida's giant private utility companies are pushing to cut back on their energy conservation programs this…
Breakfast of Efficiency Champions: A Panel Discussion on Energy Efficiency in the Southeast and the Impact of the Clean Power Plan
On a near-perfect day for a summertime conference in Atlanta, with cooler-than-usual temperatures and not a drop of rain, I had the pleasure of attending the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance's (SEEA's) recent…
Taking Care of Business: Duke Energy Carolinas Proposes New Energy Efficiency Programs for South Carolina's Small Businesses and Offices
Update: The South Carolina Public Service Commission approved Duke Energy Carolinas' proposed Small Business Energy Saver and Smart Energy in Offices programs on July 9, 2014. They say you can't get something…
EPA carbon rule good for business ... and for people
This post - written by John Noel, President of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's board of directors - originally appeared in the Tennessean on June 25 and can be viewed here. The recent…
South Miami Mayor Goes Big on Solar and Bill Savings
This Guest Blog is courtesy of Philip Stoddard, Mayor of South Miami. I am trying to envision my first $7 electric bill from FPL. For years I’ve watched the prices drop on…
Mighty Mississippi: Energy Efficiency Plans Approved for State's Investor-Owned Utilities
Home of the Delta blues and promising new requirements for utility-run energy efficiency programs, Mississippi went down to the crossroads and took a huge step forward toward a cleaner, more efficient energy…
EPA proposed regulations suggest states capture up 6 times more efficiency in the Southeast
On June 2, the EPA released its proposed rules on existing coal fired power plants. In our press release, we discussed that the proposed standards call for reductions in carbon emissions from…
The Chamber is Wrong Again: Carbon Pollution Limits Will Lower Electricity Bills by Billions of Dollars, and Generate Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs, Not the Reverse
This blog was written by Laurie Johnson, Chief Economist at the Climate Center of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington DC and was originally published on May 28 via NRDC's blog Switchboard. …
SACE Runs on Solar in Asheville
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications and Charlie Coggeshall, former Clean Energy Manager, at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
FPL a Leader on Solar Energy?
In a recent blog post, I questioned FPL’s leadership on solar power and the scale and design of a recently announced voluntary “community-based” solar program. In a response letter, the Company took offense…