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 Article | 10.28.2025

“Solar in the Southeast” Eighth Edition Report Shines Light on Continued Growth

Read on for a summary of SACE’s latest report, “Solar in the Southeast”, to get the latest on this low-cost, clean resource in Southeast utilities and states. The report unpacks data and key...

 Article | 09.25.2025

Long Drives & Bigger Savings: How Dalton Found an Unexpected Fit in His First EV

From cheaper car insurance, to breezier drives, to pain-free charging, Dalton Rhadans found savings, fun, and peace of mind in an EV. Learn more about the young Alabama driver’s journey to going...

 Article | 09.10.2025

New Report Confirms the Southeast Electric Vehicle Market Shows No Signs of Slowing Down, Yet

The 2025 Transportation Electrification in the Southeast Report crunched the data, revealing strong electric vehicle market momentum even as the political landscape shifts.

 Article | 07.09.2025

Trump and TN Senators Manufacture a Crisis to Reward Megadonor with TVA Board Seat

SACE opposes the disruptive, premature removal of three former TVA Board members and the hyperpartisan slate of four replacement nominees

 Article | 04.09.2025

The Future of TVA: Status Quo or Time to Go

Are forces conspiring against TVA, and should we be talking about our options?

 Article | 03.28.2025

Regional Transmission Planning Update: Reliable, Affordable Energy Needs More Work

Despite calls from advocates, the Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) group rejected a study on North Carolina’s Carbon Plan, hindering efforts to improve reliability and reduce...

 Article | 03.24.2025

Despite Political Headwinds, The Southeast EV Market Accelerates into 2025

Increasingly, electric vehicles (EVs) are in the headlines with a politicalized slant, and misinformation about the technology and the state of the EV market is rampant. But beyond the noise are the...

 Article | 03.27.2023

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...

 Article | 12.22.2022

Senate Approves TVA Board Nominees

All six of President Biden's nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors were confirmed by the US Senate on December 21, 2022.

 Article | 10.24.2022

Local Utilities Withdraw Appeal for Transmission Access from TVA

Utilities challenging TVA's claim of exemption from providing transmission access have withdrawn their appeal of FERC's decision, ending the pursuit of opening TVA's transmission system, for now. But...