Report: Southeastern US Straggling in Energy Efficiency
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The Tennessee Valley Authority beat out South Carolina and Washington on Tuesday in winning a contract to produce the nuclear bomb material tritium
“absolutely the right thing to do”
US Southeast on track for 25,000 MW of solar capacity by 2023, report shows
“Southeastern utilities have begun uniting the economic advantage of utility-scale projects with subscription models to offer creative community/shared solar opportunities”
Duke dinged on South Carolina IRP; set back on North Carolina bill
“Such provisions are more properly addressed by the NCUC through IRP reviews, and bashing them into legislation is poor policy”
Smog: California cities in top four spots
“No one state can fix the problem by themselves; no one utility can fix the problem by themselves”
EPA plan gives no credit for Southern states' strides, utility regulators say in Atlanta
“This is going to make them have to be on their game. If it's done properly and done constructively, it could lead to a better integration of policy and energy policy with regulatory policy, with the way that we produce and consume energy.”
Taking Care of Business: Duke Energy Carolinas Proposes New Energy Efficiency Programs for South Carolina's Small Businesses and Offices
Duke Energy Carolinas proposed two new energy efficiency programs for small businesses and offices in South Carolina: the Small Business Energy Saver program and the Smart Energy in Offices program. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy…
Experts: Ocean level rise could cost SC billions
An Associated Press article reports on expert discussions in Charleston about rising ocean levels and their potential economic impact on South Carolina. The article references maps produced by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy that illustrate…
Group proposes ideas for clean air
“We took the governors last year at face value when they said they wanted to look at comprehensive principles for cleaning up the air. If they want a policy, here's what we recommend.”
February solar policy snapshots
A roundup of February 2020 solar policy developments across the United States. SACE is mentioned for its advocacy work in South Carolina, where it lobbied for higher solar rates to enable independent solar producers to profit…
Groups oppose air guns offshore in Atlantic
Conservation groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, opposed the use of air guns for offshore oil and gas exploration off the Atlantic Coast at a Charleston news conference. The groups argued that the compressed-air…
As heat rises, SC watches quietly. Will state suffer from lack of climate action?
“You not only would have hit the target, you would have exceeded the target. There is a certain momentum that takes hold in states that adopt these things.”
Utilities That Have & Have Not Suspended Disconnects Amid COVID-19
The Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) and SACE jointly tracked which utilities suspended customer disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in March 2020. The article documents regulatory actions across multiple states and utility company responses, noting…
Southeast states to add nearly 15 GW of solar by 2023
“SunBlockers should look to the SunRisers for how to increase installed solar capacity in their service territories and states”
The Southeast has become a dual peaking region
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released a report analyzing seasonal electricity demand across 22 Southeast utility planning authorities from 1998 to 2018. The analysis found that the Southeast has become a dual peaking region, with…