post | 05.06.2026
Groups Push Back on NC Utilities Commission’s Baffling Decision to Stall Solar Development
Pausing cost-effective clean energy solutions at time of volatile fuel prices is a step backwards for North Carolina
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post | 05.06.2026
Used EV sales spike amid high gas prices
post | 05.05.2026
The EPA Under Lee Zeldin: What a New Investigation Reveals and Why It Matters for the Southeast
A major new investigation by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Elizabeth Kolbert exposes the systematic dismantling of America's environmental protections, and the fossil fuel interests driving it.
post | 05.04.2026
Duke Energy’s ELNG Concept: First = Expensive and Risky
Duke is asking the NCUC to approve a first-of-a kind liquefied natural gas facility as “fuel security” for additional combined cycle gas plants. What exactly is ELNG, and why are both SACE and...
post | 04.29.2026
Groups Challenge FERC Certificate for SSEP Pipeline
SACE, the Sierra Club, and other environmental organizations are challenging FERC's controversial SSEP pipeline, which would stretch across the Southeast.
post | 04.22.2026
Analysis Disputes Alleged Need for Methane Gas Pipeline Projects in Southeast
New report finds public record does not support ‘demand’ for controversial $5.2 billion gas expansion
post | 04.21.2026
Duke’s Transmission Planning Too Short-sighted for Carolinas’ Needs
SACE-sponsored testimony in Duke Energy's latest Integrated Resource Plan highlights the disconnect between Duke’s transmission planning and opportunities to cost-effectively expand the grid in the...
post | 04.20.2026
Energy Efficient Upgrades, Plug-In Solar, and 4 Other Ways Clean Energy Has Cut Energy Bills
As energy costs climb, take a look at just six of the many ways that clean energy is lowering bills across the Southeast
post | 04.14.2026
NC Public Staff Finds Duke Is Jumping the Gun on Gas Buildout
The Public Staff finds that delaying gas plant construction would save ratepayers more than $1 billion over the next 10 years.
post | 04.10.2026
From Disaster Response to Resilient Power: Western North Carolina Microgrid Project Takes Shape
A $5 million project will install solar-plus-battery microgrids at up to 24 community hubs, helping food banks, churches, and fire stations stay powered during future disasters.