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Congress Moves Forward on Energy Efficiency
This post was originally written by Steven Nadel, Executive Director of ACEEE and posted on their blog here. Congress is now on its summer recess, but just before leaving, the Senate made the Energy Savings…
The Chamber is Wrong Again: Carbon Pollution Limits Will Lower Electricity Bills by Billions of Dollars, and Generate Hundreds of Thousands of Jobs, Not the Reverse
This blog was written by Laurie Johnson, Chief Economist at the Climate Center of the Natural Resources Defense Council in Washington DC and was originally published on May 28 via NRDC's blog Switchboard. …
While the Gulf Still Gently Weeps
Co-authored by Simon Mahan and Toni Reale It seems like yesterday when the airwaves were filled with the horrifying news that an exploratory oil rig had exploded in the Gulf of Mexico…
Policy Matters: 'Solar in the Southeast' Annual Report (Part 2)
In part two of our blog series about the current 'Solar in the Southeast' Annual Report, we examine policies behind the performance.
Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast: TVA's stalled decarbonization disadvantages the Tennessee Valley
SACE tracks carbon emissions and planned generation in its annual report entitled "Tracking Decarbonization in the Southeast" to answer the question of whether or not the power sector is decarbonizing at a…
Efficiency Leadership for Duke Energy Now Hinges on Florida, IRP, and a Higher Standard of Comparison (Part 1)
Duke Energy outperformed its regional peers on energy efficiency once again in 2019, but to be a leader on the national stage it must address shortcomings in Florida, pursue new program opportunities,…
Will North Carolina Lead the Southeast in Transportation Electrification? (Part 1)
North Carolina has electric vehicle momentum. Governor Roy Cooper's Executive Order 80 committed N.C. to address climate change and transition to a clean energy economy. State agencies have written electric transportation plans.…