The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) is a nonprofit organization that promotes responsible and equitable energy choices to ensure clean, safe, and healthy communities throughout the Southeast.

Renewable energy is alive and well in the Southeast, from training local workers as solar installers to test-driving electric vehicles. Stories like these need to be told if people are to see the value of clean energy in their everyday lives.

Oct 4, 2021 · A new report by Energy Innovation finds that there is a growing consensus among expert researchers that achieving 80% clean electricity by 2030 would be feasible, affordable, reliable, and deeply beneficial to the economy and public health.. The analysis examines 11 recent reports by universities, think tanks, nonprofits, and energy consultancies that study high penetrations of clean energy on ...

On September 27, 2021, SACE hosted guest presenter Dan Esposito from Energy Innovation to discuss their new report that synthesizes 11 recent studies on achieving high levels of clean power on the grid and provides context on how this could be achieved through Congress’ proposed Clean Electricity Performance Program.. The report finds that the studies from researchers at prominent ...

Jun 14, 2021 · A new SACE report, “Achieving 100% Clean Electricity in the Southeast: Enacting a Federal Clean Electricity Standard,” shows not only that is it possible for the four largest utilities in the Southeast to achieve 100% clean electricity, but there are several pathways to get there. A variety of different energy technologies and programs can be deployed to reach this goal.

Jul 15, 2021 · The research, conducted by the Clean Energy Futures project–a team with researchers from Georgia Institute of Technology; Syracuse University; Harvard T.H. Chan Center for Climate, Health, and the Global Environment; and Resources for the Future–finds that an 80% clean electricity standard (CES) by 2030 would prevent hundreds of thousands of premature deaths and deliver well over a ...

Mar 27, 2023 · Each year the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy compiles efficiency performance data from nearly 500 electric utilities in the Southeast. The data and analysis for 2021 are presented here in our fifth annual “Energy Efficiency in the Southeast” report.

Aug 8, 2024 · During the first several months of 2022, hundreds of SACE members joined thousands of clean energy advocates who spoke up and urged their elected leaders in Congress to pass the largest climate and clean energy law in U.S. history – the Inflation Reduction Act.

Jan 13, 2025 · Energy efficiency is a proven low-cost, clean energy resource that reduces energy waste and carbon emissions while lowering customer bills. However, Southeastern utilities and regulators continue to underinvest and deprioritize it. As…

Dec 12, 2023 · As the Clean Energy Generation, we have made a ton of progress this year – from committing to learning more about exciting clean energy funding opportunities and legislation, to making our voices heard in support of proposed power plant pollution rules, to volunteering in our local communities. In mere months, more than 500 of you have joined this movement to build momentum and harness the ...