“Solar in the Southeast” highlights solar data and trends throughout the region, including Alabama, Georgia, Florida, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee.
Using a “watts per customer” (W/C) metric to compare and contrast states and utilities across the region, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy once again offers a unique analysis with detailed information on regional, state, and utility levels. The watts per customer metric provides an unbiased standard to distinguish industry leaders and laggards in a fair manner.
Highlights in this year’s seventh edition “Solar in the Southeast” report include:
- Which utilities are leading (SunRisers) and lagging (SunBlockers) in the Southeast
- States leading the pack in the region on installed and forecasted solar
- How current and future utility resource plans can impact solar progress
- What’s on the horizon for policies and practices to drive continued solar growth
The October report benchmarks progress on transportation electrification from July 2023 through June 2024 in SACE’s six-state region: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Tennessee. The updated supplemental state and regional pages linked above capture updated data covering January through December, 2024. The year-long metrics dig into the Southeast’s momentum across electric vehicle (EV) market indicators such as economic and workforce development, EV sales and charging infrastructure deployment, and government and electric utility funding.
The end-of-year 2024 data shows that the electric car, truck, and bus markets continue to grow substantially across nearly all indicators. The biggest EV stories from our region remain focused on manufacturing investments and jobs, with Georgia at the helm at $25.5 billion in investments and over 27,000 anticipated jobs. North Carolina continues to hold the #2 spot regionally, ahead of #3 Tennessee and #4 South Carolina.
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