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 886–900
The Southern Environmental Law Center calls on TVA's newly constituted Biden-appointed board to pause plans for nearly 5 GW of new gas generation and instead pursue cleaner alternatives. SACE has separately asked FERC to evaluate whether…
Duke Energy Progress received approval from multiple stakeholder groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, for its rate review request in South Carolina. The approved rate increase of approximately $52 million—41 percent less than the…
North Carolina's Utilities Commission released its first carbon dioxide reduction plan directing Duke Energy to procure 2,350 megawatts of solar by 2028 and retire coal plants by 2035, but environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for…
“Once you cross that 5 percent [of new car sales] threshold and stay above there, that's when past history of disruptive technology shows us that you start to see the beginning of exponential adoption growth”
“Once you cross that 5 percent [of new car sales] threshold and stay above there, that's when past history of disruptive technology shows us that you start to see the beginning of exponential adoption growth”
“a more solar- and battery-heavy portfolio could save $700 million by 2030 compared to Duke's plan while maintaining a reliable grid”
Qcells' $2.5 billion expansion in Georgia to manufacture solar panels domestically is part of a broader U.S. strategy to reduce reliance on overseas solar imports, enabled by incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act. Bryan Jacobs of…
“TVA's decision to dig its heels into the high costs of a fossil gas plant and pipeline in Cumberland is yet another indication that the public utility has run afoul of its mission and the administration's goals, and must have oversight from an independent body”
“The plan released today by the commission risks missing the bipartisan legislative mandate of 70% emissions reductions from the power sector by 2030, and allows Duke to plan to rely on new polluting, costly gas instead of putting North Carolina on a 'no regrets' path focused on clean energy”
“The carbon plan shows added amounts of solar, storage and gas capacity through 2030 that track "very closely" to the amounts in Duke's proposal”
“They deserve credit for innovation, for testing ideas. They are not just the 'reliable one,' they are the creative one.”
The article profiles Miami's emerging luxury electric vehicle market, featuring Lucid Motors' high-end showroom and discussing how luxury EV adoption drives infrastructure and affordability improvements. It cites a September 2022 report from Atlas Public Policy and…
During an Arctic blast in December 2022, TVA's reliance on natural gas generation backfired when gas plants froze, forcing rolling blackouts affecting hundreds of thousands of customers. The article examines TVA's strategy of building more gas…
“They aren't really getting at the root problem. This is coming back to bite them with these extreme temperature swings that we're seeing.”
The Georgia Public Service Commission declined to expand Georgia Power's net metering program in 2023, instead settling on a compromise buyback rate of 6.68 cents per kWh—up from 2.26 cents but well below the retail rate…
