South Carolina Legislature Unlearns Lessons, Promotes Major Fossil Gas Industry Push
Proposed South Carolina legislation threatens major rollback in favor of utilities, at the expense of South Carolinians.
SACE Files Testimony Against Georgia Power's Latest Fossil Fuel Frenzy
Georgia Power is stuck in the fossil past. If their latest requests are granted, all of us will pay the price.
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.
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.
Your Thoughts Needed On State Climate Plans
Note: This blog post was updated on Nov. 29 to reflect updates in South Carolina, Tennessee, and past event dates in North Carolina. States around the Southeast are currently seeking public input…
Problems with Duke Energy's Proposed Customer Programs for North Carolina
Duke Energy's new proposed programs simply shift clean energy from one customer group to another. SACE considers this to be fundamentally inequitable and inconsistent with the statutory language of HB 951.
Report Shows in the Southeast, Electric Vehicles are Economic Development Engines
Our fourth annual "Transportation Electrification in the Southeast" report unpacks market trends and policy levers underpinning growth in electric car, truck and bus adoption, including skyrocketing investments in manufacturing and job growth.
Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast: 2023 Update
Climate science shows we must achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions between 2040-2055 to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
SunRisers: "Solar in the Southeast" Report
SACE's annual "Solar in the Southeast" report ranks our region's largest utilities. In the final blog post of the series, we take a look at a report fan favorite: SunRisers – or…
State Forecasts: "Solar in the Southeast" Report
SACE's annual "Solar in the Southeast" report ranks our region's largest utilities. In the fourth blog post of the series, we focus on the individual forecasts for each of the states in…