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Article | 09.08.2023

Problems with Duke Energy’s Proposed Customer Programs for North Carolina

Duke Energy's new proposed programs simply shift clean energy from one customer group to another. SACE considers this to be fundamentally inequitable and inconsistent with the statutory language of...

Article | 09.06.2023

Report Shows in the Southeast, Electric Vehicles are Economic Development Engines

Our fourth annual "Transportation Electrification in the Southeast" report unpacks market trends and policy levers underpinning growth in electric car, truck and bus adoption, including skyrocketing...

Article | 08.08.2023

Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast: 2023 Update

Climate science shows we must achieve net-zero greenhouse gas emissions between 2040-2055 to limit the global average temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and avoid the worst impacts of the...

Article | 08.02.2023

SunRisers: “Solar in the Southeast” Report

SACE's annual "Solar in the Southeast" report ranks our region's largest utilities. In the final blog post of the series, we take a look at a report fan favorite: SunRisers – or the seven utilities...

Article | 07.19.2023

State Forecasts: “Solar in the Southeast” Report

SACE's annual "Solar in the Southeast" report ranks our region's largest utilities. In the fourth blog post of the series, we focus on the individual forecasts for each of the states in our region.

Article | 07.11.2023

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...

Article | 07.05.2023

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.

Article | 06.30.2023

Takeaways from the Environmental Justice Summit: Understanding a Region’s History to Support its Future

Article | 06.23.2023

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.

Article | 06.20.2023

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...