SACE in the news
Forty years of Southern Alliance for Clean Energy in the news.
1984–2026
Explore mentions by clicking on a topic in time or browse below.
| Year | Clean Energy Generation | Climate Advocacy | ETS Collaborative | Electric Black Futures | Energy Affordability | Energy Justice | Energy Policy | Gas | Nuclear | Transmission |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1986 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1994 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 41 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
| 1998 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 1999 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2000 | 31 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 38 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 61 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 103 | 2 | 20 | 2 |
| 2002 | 52 | 65 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 151 | 3 | 35 | 1 |
| 2003 | 41 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 8 | 95 | 0 | 21 | 5 |
| 2004 | 32 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 13 | 103 | 1 | 26 | 0 |
| 2005 | 40 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 80 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 52 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 83 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2009 | 68 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 116 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 27 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 2011 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | 69 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 229 | 5 | 112 | 3 |
| 2013 | 95 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 279 | 4 | 101 | 0 |
| 2014 | 44 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 13 | 85 | 1 | 11 | 1 |
| 2015 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2019 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
| 2020 | 143 | 59 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 28 | 284 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 2021 | 179 | 61 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 30 | 304 | 5 | 16 | 10 |
| 2022 | 190 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 310 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 148 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| 2024 | 124 | 28 | 0 | 1 | 51 | 23 | 251 | 43 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 60 | 36 | 254 | 26 | 24 | 3 |
| 2026 | 53 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 17 | 172 | 30 | 5 | 1 |
3,566 total mentions · showing 451–465
“TVA has lost touch with its core service mission. We welcome renewed congressional oversight of this unregulated federal monopoly catering to the elite at the expense of the masses.”
“Memphis could handle the 150 megawatts. It's a fundamentally different request when you're going to require your own power plant to power one facility that really doesn't employ a lot of people.”
SACE published the sixth edition of its Energy Efficiency in the Southeast report, highlighting that utilities in the Southeast have abundant, low-cost efficiency resources that remain untapped despite years of underinvestment. The report appears on SACE's…
“A lot of the black people who live on … the south side, the east side, they live in older homes, and a lot of them are renting, or they own a home, and they've never done any energy efficiency because they don't know about it or they don't have the funds. So they are cranking up their air conditioning.”
“To me, it is devastating and makes no sense that TVA and the incumbent utility entities are opposing this sustainability cooperative which plans to come in and provide clean, renewable energy, storage and a microgrid that actually supports lowering the energy costs for industry in the Jackson area”
“This creates tension: On the one hand, Georgia politicians want the investments and jobs, but on the other, they are unwilling to help Georgians and the state's fleets switch to EVs even though they are cheaper to operate, cleaner to drive and are increasingly made in Georgia”
“When a Texas company gets its employee in Pennsylvania to write to our local newspaper about the weather we just experienced, you have to wonder why.”
“We are disappointed that FERC did not take our concerns about both the need for the project and its significant environmental risks seriously. SACE filed comments on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and then followed up with additional concerns about the lack of safety regulations that address the increasing likelihood of landslides.”
A new report by Atlas Public Policy for the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy shows Tennessee ranks second in the Southeast for anticipated EV manufacturing jobs (16,164) but lags significantly in charging infrastructure per capita. Despite…
“Even more concerning is the fact that we are far from convinced that xAI didn't know when they first came to Memphis that they would expand the plans 10x. This is a classic bait and switch: xAI proposed one thing, and grew support from stakeholders like the Greater Memphis Chamber, the Memphis Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE), TVA, and governing authorities.”
A newsletter roundup from The Current GA covering Coastal Georgia environmental issues, including research showing a 1.6% tree canopy loss from 2010-2019 and the Savannah Tree Foundation's response. The article briefly references SACE's blog post about…
Op-ed by Alan Byrd describing the resilience of utility-scale solar farms in Florida during Hurricanes Helene and Milton. The article cites a Southern Alliance for Clean Energy report projecting that utility-scale solar production in Florida will…
An opinion piece by Alan Byrd examining the resilience of utility-scale solar farms during Hurricanes Helene and Milton in Florida. The article cites a Southern Alliance for Clean Energy report projecting that utility-scale solar production in…
“Normally, if you're in uncharted territory, you would slow down. Particularly if you don't know the twists and turns of what's going to happen, slow down. But what we're seeing is that Georgia Power and the commission are actually speeding up. They're rushing to get to a decision, a monumental decision before the end of this year. There's nothing magic about the 19th, and we don't believe that this decision needs to be rushed forward.”
“TVA should do more to attract good solar and storage projects by making it clear that TVA is serious about solar ambitions and making it easier to contract with TVA”
