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 Article | 04.09.2025

See How Your State and Fellow Southeasterners Are Benefitting From At-Risk Clean Energy Policies

Communities throughout the Southeast are benefitting from clean energy policies that clean our kids' air, lower our power bills, and create good-paying jobs. But these policies are at risk.

 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 | 03.19.2025

SC Home Energy Makeover – Let’s Take This Statewide!!

Ms. Daniels’ home received energy efficiency improvements and a solar system with a modeled energy savings of 72%. This will take her bills from about $350 to about $90 per month. This initiative...

 Article | 03.05.2025

Solar-Powered Domino’s and 5 Other Encouraging Signs of Progress in the Southeast

 Article | 02.14.2025

SACE Launches Fossil Gas Resource Hub

SACE's new fossil gas hub houses resources for communities and decision-makers across the Southeast. The hub features our own research and analysis as well as great resources developed by experts and...

 Article | 02.13.2025

Southeastern Ratepayers Are Building a Gas Highway to Export

In a new paper, SACE examines the relationship between load growth, fossil gas plants, fossil gas pipelines, LNG export, and electricity bills.

 Article | 02.11.2025

Breathing New Life Into American Solar Manufacturing: ES Foundry Opens New SC Solar Cell Facility

A new solar cell manufacturing facility in Greenwood, South Carolina promises investment in renewable energy and local economic development with job creation and cutting-edge solar technology.

 Article | 01.31.2025

Solar United National Empowers Historically Disadvantaged Communities to See a Bright, Clean Energy Future

In Charleston, South Carolina, renewable energy developer Solar United National empowers communities through clean energy projects and workforce training, providing underprivileged communities with...

 Article | 01.09.2025

Energy Efficiency in the Southeast: Sixth Edition Report

SACE’s newly released “Energy Efficiency in the Southeast” report shows how our region's largest utilities and states compare when it comes to utility energy efficiency.

 Article | 12.17.2024

South Carolina’s Solar Future is Bright

South Carolina’s solar industry is poised for significant growth with a $19 billion economic impact by 2035, leveraging legislation to create jobs with workforce training and diverse land use to...