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We Are Being Called to Action as the "Clean Energy Generation"
A message from Dr. Stephen A. Smith, Executive Director of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, on the defining fork in the road we are facing, and why we're being called to unite…
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 cash in our region's…
Electrify the South Collaborative
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) and Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (SSDN) are hosting a collaborative of local governments this September in Savannah to build local government capacity to access…
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 past month.…
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 HB 951.
Shambhavi Giri: Turning Lifelong Passions Into Real-World Actions
From growing up in Nepal to moving to Atlanta, Shambhavi Giri has always noticed the effects of climate change in her community. Now, as part of the Clean Energy Generation, Shambhavi says…
Meeting the Climate Crisis with Investments in Affordable Housing
Communities can now take advantage of historic funding opportunities in the IRA to preserve and improve affordable housing and reduce pollution - thereby addressing two major challenges: affordable housing and climate change.
From Lifeline to Land Grab
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was once a beacon of hope for rural communities, bringing electricity and progress to the region during one of the hardest times in American history. Today, however,…
Deny this, solar skeptics!
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
These Solar Panels Are My Retirement Plan
This blog is second in a series on diversity in the solar energy field in Florida. Click here for other posts in that series. I met Larry Sinatra, a county government employee, at his suburban…