Press Mention Daily Memphian July 19, 2022
SACE Quoted
Tennessee lags in Southern Alliance for Clean Energy’s solar report
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A report cited by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy shows the Southeast has experienced substantial solar growth, but Alabama, Tennessee, and Mississippi lag behind other regional states in installed solar capacity and watts per customer. SACE director Stephen Smith highlighted Florida Power & Light's commitment to 90,000 megawatts of solar by 2045 as evidence that clean energy is profitable, contradicting utility claims.
completely discounts what utilities say about clean energy not being profitable
Stephen A. Smith
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Florida is a leader in the report, and Southern Alliance director Stephen Smith said Florida Power & Light's commitment to 90,000 megawatts of solar by 2045 "completely discounts what utilities say about clean energy not being profitable." (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The Southeast had substantial growth, according to the report, but Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi fell behind other states in the region in both installed solar capacity and watts per customer.