Electric vehicles are full speed ahead in the Southeast
“If you drive an EV in Georgia, you are having increased access to charging. But that charging is typically centered in and around the metropolitan area.”
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Southeast electric vehicle sales increased 49 percent last year. Overall U.S. auto sales increased only 3 percent.
Stan Cross, SACE staff member, reports on Southeast electric vehicle market growth, with regional EV sales up 49% in 2021 compared to 3% national auto sales growth. The article highlights SACE and Atlas Public Policy's updated…
Georgia solar association calls for Georgia Power to add 4 GW of near-term solar
Georgia's solar trade association GASEIA and allied groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Southface Energy Institute, filed testimony with Georgia's Public Service Commission calling for Georgia Power to increase its near-term solar target…
Electric Vehicle Sales Are Booming In The U.S., But The Southeast Lags
“We're beginning to see best practices and case studies emerge from other places in the country that we can begin to deploy here in the Southeast”
Add Energy Efficiency to Decarbonization Plan, Advocates Tell Georgia Power
“Energy efficiency is "abundantly available," the alliance writes, and it isn't vulnerable to the massive cost overruns or construction delays that are common with traditional power plants.”
Arrival will make its first electric delivery van at a Charlotte factory in late 2022
“You don't have any of those issues in Florida”
Georgia Power pressing ahead with coal ash storage plan, slow rollout of clean energy
“The intervening parties put real compelling evidence into the record that that the plan that the company has put forward would end up locking us into more fossil fuel resources than necessary for for decades to come”
Southeast Mayors Call On Congress To Set National Clean Energy Goal
Mayors from 24 cities across the Southeast, coordinated by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, are calling on Congress to adopt a national clean energy standard requiring 80% clean electricity by 2030 and 100% by 2035.…
SACE Reports Record Year for EVs in Southeast
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released its second annual progress report indicating that 2020 was a record year for electric vehicle adoption in the Southeastern United States. The article covers EV growth trends across Alabama,…
Alabama, Tennessee and Georgia are among the five worst states for residential energy efficiency
A new WalletHub study finds that Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia rank among the five worst U.S. states for residential energy efficiency, with all seven Tennessee Valley states in the bottom third nationally. Forest Bradley-Wright of the…
Tennessee Valley homes rank among worst in nation for energy efficiency
A WalletHub study finds that homes in the Tennessee Valley, including Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia, rank among the worst in the nation for residential energy efficiency despite TVA's lower electricity rates. Forest Bradley-Wright, energy efficiency director…
Meet the third parties trying to shape the Vogtle expansion and keep rates low
The article profiles third-party intervenors in Georgia PSC hearings on the Plant Vogtle nuclear expansion, including SACE, which argues renewables would be more cost-effective. Bryan Jacobs of SACE highlights Georgia's high energy burdens and concerns about…
More Delays from EPA on Final Carbon Rule for New Coal Plants
Angela Garrone, Southeast Energy Research Attorney at SACE, discusses EPA's delay in issuing final carbon pollution regulations for new coal plants, originally scheduled for April 13, 2013. The delay creates regulatory uncertainty for projects like Plant…
New EPB program aims to help Chattanoogans save on energy bills this winter
A new EPB Home Uplift Energy Program in Chattanooga offers free home energy upgrades to qualifying homeowners to help reduce heating bills, which are expected to rise significantly this winter. Forest Bradley-Wright of the Southern Alliance…
How Dems’ clean electricity plan hits nuclear, gas, FERC
House Democrats' Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) proposal has sparked debate among utilities, regulators, and energy stakeholders over its feasibility and impact on the nation's power system. The article examines concerns from TVA-affiliated utilities, nuclear industry…