Sweeping South Carolina Energy Legislation Embraces Fossil Gas and Nuclear, Mixed Bag for Clean Energy
South Carolina legislators enacted unwise regulatory rollbacks and rate increases to enable fossil fuel expansion, but also included provisions that may expand renewable energy and energy efficiency.
A Historic Black Community’s Vision for Environmental Justice Persists Despite EPA Grant Freeze
Founded by formerly enslaved people after the Civil War, Union Heights now faces a new fight—reclaiming its future through sustainable housing, despite a federal freeze on environmental justice funds.
See How Your State and Fellow Southeasterners Are Benefitting From At-Risk Clean Energy Policies
Communities throughout the Southeast are benefitting from clean energy policies that clean our kids' air, lower our power bills, and create good-paying jobs. But these policies are at risk.
A Pipeline of Problems
SACE has published a new paper that looks at fossil gas pipeline safety issues with a focus on Southeastern projects.
Despite Political Headwinds, The Southeast EV Market Accelerates into 2025
Increasingly, electric vehicles (EVs) are in the headlines with a politicalized slant, and misinformation about the technology and the state of the EV market is rampant. But beyond the noise are the…
SC Home Energy Makeover - Let’s Take This Statewide!!
Ms. Daniels’ home received energy efficiency improvements and a solar system with a modeled energy savings of 72%. This will take her bills from about $350 to about $90 per month. This…
Solar-Powered Domino's and 5 Other Encouraging Signs of Progress in the Southeast
The Clean Energy Generation is making progress every day here in the Southeast. From a conservative Florida county switching to electric school buses to a South Carolina Domino's serving a slice of solar,…
SACE Launches Fossil Gas Resource Hub
SACE's new fossil gas hub houses resources for communities and decision-makers across the Southeast. The hub features our own research and analysis as well as great resources developed by experts and partners.
Southeastern Ratepayers Are Building a Gas Highway to Export
In a new paper, SACE examines the relationship between load growth, fossil gas plants, fossil gas pipelines, LNG export, and electricity bills.
Breathing New Life Into American Solar Manufacturing: ES Foundry Opens New SC Solar Cell Facility
A new solar cell manufacturing facility in Greenwood, South Carolina promises investment in renewable energy and local economic development with job creation and cutting-edge solar technology.