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”
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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”
Duke Energy’s Actions Matter More Than Its Words
“SACE has done a longer summary on some of the serious problems that these stakeholder meetings have shown”
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.…
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Webinar: Community Offshore Wind and Economic Zone in North Myrtle Beach
SACE is hosting a webinar on April 18, 2013, in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, to discuss a community-sponsored offshore wind project and the development of a Wind-Powered Economic Zone. The webinar will feature local experts…
Duke Energy’s solar plan questioned by North Carolina attorney general
“The Carolinas are being held up as a model for what can be done going forward. Those other utilities love to see the controversy.”
Electric vehicles surging in the South: How car sales, jobs, investments are driving momentum
The South experienced a surge in electric vehicle purchases in 2021, with the region seeing more EV sales than the previous two years combined, according to a report by Atlas Public Policy and the Southern Alliance…
EGEB: The UN announces the official end of leaded gas worldwide
The article reports on the UN's announcement of the official end of leaded gasoline worldwide, with a focus on the economic benefits of transportation electrification in the Southeast. SACE released a report showing that electrifying transport…
Keep Fuel Dollars Local By Switching To EVs
“to understand what is at stake. We need a strong EV market to retain billions of dollars in transportation fuel spending and support continued regional EV industry job growth. To foster a strong EV market, we need favorable policies and regulatory reforms.”
North Carolina AG asks delay to Duke’s solar net metering plan
Duke Energy's net metering policy agreement for rooftop solar customers in North Carolina, initially praised by clean energy advocates including SACE in November, now faces unexpected opposition from the state's Attorney General and solar installation companies.…
Solar Power In Alabama
An article examining solar power adoption in Alabama, which ranks 49th among U.S. states in residential solar installations. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's fourth annual Solar in the Southeast report ranked Alabama last among Southeastern…
NanoPV to open manufacturing plant in Georgia
NanoPV, a New Jersey-based solar panel manufacturer, will open a $36 million production facility in Americus, Georgia, creating approximately 500 jobs. The article references a recent SACE report projecting that Georgia will surpass North Carolina in…
City plans include move toward electric power
“There is a need for significant increase in the amount of charging infrastructure across the country, including in South Carolina and specifically in Charleston”
Southeast utilities confront extreme weather, new peak demand patterns to avoid Texas-style blackouts
“We understand there may be more outages on the grid, but we can ensure resiliency at the hyper-local level”
Duke Energy seeks changes in how solar owners are paid for electricity
Duke Energy has proposed new net metering rules that would lower credits for rooftop solar owners and vary payments by time of use, plus add a $10 monthly minimum charge. The proposal resulted from an agreement…