TVA is the Biggest SunBlocker (again): Solar in the Southeast (Part 4)
The fourth installment of our blog series discussing the outcomes of SACE's 2018 "Solar in the Southeast" report discusses TVA's shortcomings when it comes to embracing clean solar.
State of Tennessee Agrees TVA Should Be Conducting Its Business In Public
This blog is written by Lindsay Pace, Regional Organizer in Tennessee working on the Renew TN campaign. The current state of affairs in Tennessee is #NotPublicPower.
Recap: Customers Slam Duke Energy's Terrible Fee Hike
This blog was originally published on April 5, 2019 following the conclusion of the the multiple Public hearings across South Carolina. It has been updated to reflect the unanimous ruling from the…
Utility Leaders, current and future: "Solar in the Southeast" (part 3)
Last week, our blog series took a look at the SunRisers. But there are a number of other large utilities who deserve recognition on both our current and future leaderboards. Today's blog…
Solar in the Southeast: 2018 SunRisers (Part 2)
In the second post of our series following up on the release of SACE's 2018 "Solar in the Southeast" Report, we shed some light on old and new SunRisers, those utilities who…
Rewarding Failure: Taxpayers on Hook for $12 Billion Nuclear Boondoggle
This guest blog was posted with permission from The Hill and originally appeared on, April 2nd, 2019. It was written by Debbie Dooley and Sara Barczak. Dooley is one of the national…
"Solar in the Southeast" 2018 Annual Report (Part 1)
We are pleased to release of the second annual "Solar in the Southeast" report and hope that you will find the data and analysis both helpful and interesting. We updated last year's…
TVA: Take 2019 Draft Long-Range Plan Back to the Drawing Board
Yesterday, April 8, 2019, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) submitted highly critical comments to TVA proposing an overhaul and calling out lack of transparency and manipulation of data in the…
Last Minute "Transparency" - TVA releases key planning data days before comment deadline
Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, also contributed to this blog.
Thoughts on Florida Energy Choice Initiative
SACE is not in support of the Florida Energy Choice ballot amendment initiative. Two reasons for our stand: the likelihood that 6,000 MW of planned solar over the next 5 years could…