Utility investment plans jump 21%, further threatening affordability: PowerLines
“It's like a gold rush. Utilities are proposing investments to meet load growth that at times is pure speculation.”
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Dominion Energy South Carolina files rate case settlements with state regulators
Dominion Energy South Carolina filed comprehensive settlement agreements in its pending general electric rate case with South Carolina regulators on May 8, 2026. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy was among the intervening parties that negotiated…
Dominion Energy lowers rate increase proposal ahead of S.C. hearing
Dominion Energy announced a reduced rate increase proposal for South Carolina customers, lowering the monthly bill increase from $20 to $12 per 1,000 kilowatt hours and including $6 million in shareholder-funded customer assistance. The agreement was…
Environmental groups scoff at Canadys gas plant unanimous approval
“When you count the all-in cost to customers to build, finance, and operate this gas infrastructure, our predictions two years ago that this project would cost as much as the failed $9 billion V.C. Summer nuclear project are coming true”
NextEra-Dominion Deal Sparks EV Charging Questions Amid Data Center Boom -- OPIS
“It's not that they're not in favor of EVs. They're hunting big financial prey in the data center market.”
Florida is still the solar leader in the Southeast
“Florida remains a strong market for rooftop solar”
Duke Energy reaches settlements in Carolinas merger plan
Duke Energy announced settlement agreements on its proposed merger of Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress, with support from multiple stakeholders including the North Carolina Public Staff, Attorney General's Office, and organizations such as Southern…
White Paper: Disproportionate Regulation of Residential Plug-in Solar – Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
SACE released a June 2026 white paper analyzing the regulatory treatment of residential plug-in solar (PIPV) systems compared to portable gas/diesel generators. The analysis draws on OSHA/NIOSH fatality records, peer-reviewed electrical injury science, and federal inverter…
Residents sue over data center permits; seek utility regulator scrutiny of natural gas generators
Residents of Spartanburg County, South Carolina, sued data center developer Valara Holdings and county government over permitting practices that allegedly bypassed public scrutiny. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy joined residents in asking the state Public…
Dominion Energy wants to combine with NextEra
“We have a number of different counties considering moratoria on data center development. We have concerns about water use. All of those things are going to be heightened if a bigger and quicker acting company begins to make its weight felt in the state.”
The Battery Belt Expands: South Carolina's Role in the Next Wave of EV
“the Southeast had the highest ever sales for EVs last year, with an overall market share of over 10 percent”
76% of Americans want stronger utility oversight
A poll from consumer advocacy group PowerLines found that 76% of Americans want stronger utility oversight, though only 29% trust their state governments to protect their interests against rising utility bills. The article cites SACE's earlier…
In unanimous vote, SC regulators approve controversial gas plant in ACE Basin
South Carolina's Public Service Commission unanimously approved a controversial 2,200-megawatt natural gas power plant in Canadys, Colleton County, near the ACE Basin—a 1.6 million-acre conservation area. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, represented by the Southern…
EPA Facing Suit Over Dirty Air in Southeast
“We've got an excessive amount of cities and counties violating the eight-hour ozone standards. We very clearly have a problem in the Southeast.”
Southern Appalachians' pollution found
A 10-year study by the Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative concludes that local sources in the southern Appalachians cause most mountain haze, contrary to the long-held belief that pollution drifted from the industrial Midwest. The report recommends…