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 | 60 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 102 | 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 | 189 | 49 | 0 | 1 | 36 | 40 | 309 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| 2023 | 81 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 41 | 23 | 148 | 4 | 18 | 1 |
| 2024 | 122 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 50 | 23 | 249 | 43 | 6 | 9 |
| 2025 | 99 | 20 | 0 | 5 | 57 | 33 | 248 | 26 | 23 | 3 |
| 2026 | 52 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 16 | 173 | 31 | 5 | 1 |
3,553 total mentions · showing 91–105
Climate reporters Kala Hunter and Margaret Walker discuss Georgia Power's mounting debt from destructive storms and how worsening weather events impact the utility's financial position and customer monthly bills. The segment explores the connection between climate…
“residential electricity prices have already surged by 33% between 2019 and 2025, even before the bulk of the new $1.4 trillion spend has been reflected in monthly bills”
Sen. Ted Budd toured Duke Energy's Roxboro plant in Person County, North Carolina, to highlight a planned 1,360-megawatt combined-cycle project designed to replace aging coal units. Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and…
“Placing disproportionate financial burdens on EV adoption creates new problems rather than solving existing ones.”
“It's like a gold rush. Utilities are proposing investments to meet load growth that at times is pure speculation.”
“A lot of work has been done to attract business to the state, but not a lot of work has been done to set conditions that make it easy for Georgians to own EVs and have the charging infrastructure deployed that they need.”
“The state's really doing a phenomenal job, and their Department of Transportation has done the work to plan effectively, engage community, and deploy what's likely to be a really great example of a good backbone of fast-charging infrastructure across the state.”
A North Carolina Utilities Commission public witness hearing in Snow Hill on April 6, 2026, featured testimony from ten residents opposing Duke Energy Progress's proposed 18% rate increase (approximately $728.6 million over two years). Witnesses raised…
“This project is redundant, dangerous, and a clear transfer of ratepayers' hard-earned dollars straight up to Mountain Valley Pipeline's shareholders”
“So making sure that those fast charger gaps are closed, making sure that solutions like mobile fast charging that can be deployed during storm evacuations and other type solutions are deployable, is going to be really important for Florida as Floridians continue to adopt the technology.”
“I don't think there's any question that the electric horse has left the barn. Transportation will electrify.”
Seven environmental and community organizations, including Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, have filed a federal court challenge to overturn FERC's December 2025 approval of the Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate extension. The groups argue the scaled-down but…
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit to block Georgia Power's approximately $60 billion energy plan, alleging that the approval of new gas plants was illegal. The article was published by the Tampa Free Press. No article body…
“There's no independent entity that looks over TVA's shoulder on this. There's nobody external to the agency that is reviewing their policy, whereas for somebody like Southern Company or Duke Energy … the regulators can have visibility on these incentive packages.”
Environmental and religious groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, filed suit against Georgia regulators for approving Georgia Power's expansion of 28 energy generative resources. The plaintiffs argue the Public Service Commission exceeded its authority…
