Press Mention WTGS November 2, 2023
SACE Quoted
New clean energy project to benefit 'underserved Black communities' in Savannah
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The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) announced a U.S. Department of Energy grant to plan equitable electric mobility initiatives for underserved Black communities in Savannah, Atlanta, and Albany, Georgia. SACE Electric Transportation Policy Director Stan Cross stated the project aims to ensure federal funding reaches these communities and addresses their identified mobility priorities. The initiative aligns with the Justice40 program's intent to deliver benefits throughout the Southeast.
Our work aims to put communities in the driver's seat to ensure this landmark federal funding reaches them and is implemented in ways that address the mobility needs and priorities they have identified. Though the project focuses on engaging and benefiting underserved Black communities in Albany, Atlanta, and Savannah, Georgia, learnings will be shared widely to help realize Justice40's intent throughout the Southeast.
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New clean energy project to benefit 'underserved Black communities' in Savannah
byJordan Stevenson
Fri, November 3, 2023 at 1:46 PM
A new Clean energy initiative is coming to Savannah that will benefit underserved Black communities. (FILE/WTGS)
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTGS) — A new clean energy initiative is coming to the Savannah area geared towards underserved Black communities.
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) has announced a grant coming from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that will plan for the equitable electric mobility needs and priorities of underserved Black communities in three Georgia cities.
Underserved Black communities in Savannah, along with Atlanta and Albany, Ga., will benefit from the initiative.
The clean energy project will ensure that electric mobility investments from federal programs deliver what these communities need and want, according to SACE.
SACE Electric Transportation Policy Director Stan Cross explains the foremost goal of the project.
"Our work aims to put communities in the driver's seat to ensure this landmark federal funding reaches them and is implemented in ways that address the mobility needs and priorities they have identified," says Cross. "Though the project focuses on engaging and benefiting underserved Black communities in Albany, Atlanta, and Savannah, Georgia, learnings will be shared widely to help realize Justice40's intent throughout the Southeast."