The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) includes infrastructure funding for installing electric vehicle (EV) charging stations, purchasing electric school and transit buses, electrifying trucks and ferries at the region’s ports, expanding electric micro-mobility in cities, and deploying zero-emissions vehicles in communities overburdened with transportation pollution. A portion of the funds come directly to states as ‘formula funding’ meaning each state gets an equal per capita chunk of cash to administer in accordance with federal guidelines. But the lion’s share of the hundreds of billions o ..read more

The Clean Energy Generation is making progress every day here in the Southeast. From students advocating for clean energy at the Florida Capitol to billions in investments for electric vehicle recycling plants, our clean energy future is becoming a reality. Take a look at just a few of the signs of hope we’ve seen in the first four months of 2023! How fighting big retail helped a North Carolina community organize around energy efficiency Neighbors in Carrboro, North Carolina came together when they learned about grants available to weatherize and preserve affordable housing in their community ..read more

This blog post is part of our ongoing efforts to highlight five leadership opportunities the Tennessee Valley Authority Board members have to ensure the TVA uplifts people and communities throughout the Tennessee Valley by fulfilling the mission of providing affordable clean energy, economic development, and environmental stewardship. TVA, the nation’s largest public utility spanning seven states, regularly touts its efforts to attract large companies to the region as a source of new revenue and job creation. Big business growth is important, but TVA’s economic development strategy is overly f ..read more

Stan Cross, SACE’s Electric Transportation Policy Director, is headed to Anaheim, California, next week for to engage with electric van, truck, and bus manufacturers and the fleet operators coming to see the latest offerings at the Advanced Clean Truck Expo. In Part 1 of this medium- and heavy-duty electric vehicle blog series, Stan examines the public policies supporting the market transition from diesel to electric. Part 2 will come after the Expo and focus on the technology and market state.   Left to Right: Electric Bluebird school buses, Mack garbage trucks, Freightliner semi t ..read more

Residents in Clayton County, Georgia are no strangers to environmental action. In 2022, the Clayton County school district successfully applied for the first round of EPA Clean School Bus Program funding, and will be putting 25 fully electric school buses on routes in upcoming years. Following that announcement, the school district began working with an Atlanta-based non-profit to bring environmental justice and clean energy issues to classrooms so that students could learn more about the issues and take action. The students had already discussed and chosen projects to make an impact on an env ..read more

Electric customers across the Southeast have felt the increase and volatility of natural gas prices directly on electric bills in the last few years. Utilities in the region pass fuel costs directly on to customers, removing the risk of high and volatile fuel prices from a utility and placing it solely on the utility’s customers. This is a confusing process; in our latest whitepaper, “Decoding Fuel Costs in Electric Bills,” the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) breaks it down with a focus on three utilities in Florida as examples. Read the Whitepaper The main reason fuel costs are so ..read more

The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program (CFI) is a complementary program to the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Program (NEVI). CFI aims to “accelerate an electrified and alternative fuel transportation system that is convenient, affordable, reliable, equitable, accessible, and safe.” It is part of the vision to reduce national greenhouse gas emissions by 50-52% by 2030 and set the U.S. on a path to a nationwide network of at least 500,000 EV chargers by 2030. The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program is part of the vision to redu ..read more

Each year the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy compiles efficiency performance data from nearly 500 electric utilities in the Southeast, comparing them based on annual efficiency savings as a percentage of total utility electric sales. The most recent data and analysis for 2021 are presented here in our fifth annual “Energy Efficiency in the Southeast” report. This blog post, the third in our series, examines the need for energy efficiency programs for the millions of underserved families living in manufactured homes across the Southeast. Watch the Webinar Read the Report Read the Report Bl ..read more

This morning I shut off the alarm, cooked my breakfast on an electric stove with the kitchen light on above, and drove my car to get a coffee. I got my day started just like others across my community do every day, from kids who ride the school bus like I once did to those newly retired enjoying a slow morning like I one day will: by consuming energy that is the backbone of my daily routine.  Yet, it’s easy to take for granted the role that energy plays in my routine, as well as how this energy I use is produced by utility companies burning fossil fuels like oil, coal, and gas, which are ..read more

Bob Keefe is the Executive Director of E2 and author of “Climatenomics: Washington, Wall Street and the Economic Battle to Save Our Planet.” This op-ed was first published by the Hill on March 21, 2023, and is reposted here with permission from the author. Six months really isn’t a lot of time. It typically takes six to eight months to find or fill a management-level job. Getting building permits can take that long or longer. Plant an apple or cherry tree today and it’s unlikely to bear fruit for another three to five years. So, to see how quickly federal climate and clean energy policies are ..read more