EPA’s Proposed Power Plant Carbon Pollution Limits Are Critical
The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed what could be the first-ever limits on carbon pollution from most power plants. The proposal would have vast benefits and should be strengthened and finalized soon.…
Large Utility System Ranking: "Solar in the Southeast" Report
SACE's annual "Solar in the Southeast" report ranks our region's largest utilities. In the third blog post of the series, we examine large utility systems.
Takeaways from the Environmental Justice Summit: Understanding a Region’s History to Support its Future
On June 7th, Southern Alliance of Clean Energy staff joined over a dozen stakeholders for the Southeast Environmental Justice Summit in Atlanta, Georgia. The event was hosted by the Harambee House Citizens…
Policies Behind the Performance: "Solar in the Southeast" Report
SACE's annual "Solar in the Southeast" report ranks our region's largest utilities. In the second blog post of the series, we examine policies driving solar growth.
Commentary: S.C. senators can pass an overdue fix for unaffordable electric bills
A little-known regulatory policy temporarily put in place following the oil crisis of the 1970s is still prevalent and causing high electric bills, hiking Dominion customers’ bills yet again this past month.…
SACE's Sixth Annual "Solar in the Southeast" Report Shows Region is Back on Track
This blog post offers an introduction to SACE's sixth annual "Solar in the Southeast" report. Additional blogs in this series will unpack more of the key results and observations.
Six months in, the Inflation Reduction Act is already unleashing clean energy’s potential
Bob Keefe is the Executive Director of E2 and author of “Climatenomics: Washington, Wall Street and the Economic Battle to Save Our Planet.” This op-ed was first published by the Hill on…
Energy Efficiency in the Southeast Annual Report: Federal Funding Adds to Tremendous Potential
Despite years of underinvestment on efficiency in the Southeast, a massive infusion of new federal funding and recent changes in utility resource planning create a once-in-a-generation opportunity to cash in our region's…
Electric Vehicles are Gaining Ground in the Southeast as Billions of Investment Dollars Flow
The Southeast electric vehicle market continues growing even as supportive public policies are lagging. But the policy landscape may change as over 40% of the nation's EV and supply chain investment has…
The Southeast Has Much to Gain From Electrifying Transportation - $60 Billion to be Exact
Because most electricity is generated locally, shifting to electric transportation will save consumers money at the plug and keep more of their transportation fuel dollars recirculating through regional and local economies.