With 18 GW solar, Southeast U.S. nears U.S. average solar generation

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The Southeast U.S. now has 18 GW of operating solar capacity providing 4.4% of generation, nearly matching the national average of 4.7%, according to SACE's sixth annual Solar in the Southeast report. SACE executives Stephen Smith and Bryan Jacob highlighted Florida's leadership through FPL's ambitious 93 GW solar commitment by 2045, while criticizing other utilities for pursuing gas peakers and small modular reactors instead of cost-effective solar and storage. Smith criticized TVA's planning process as insufficiently transparent and warned that utilities making poor infrastructure bets will ultimately harm customers through rate recovery.