Clean Energy Stories
Lower energy costs, more clean jobs, healthier communities. The Southeast is transitioning toward a clean energy economy. Read about how your neighbors are benefitting from clean energy.
How Fort Lauderdale Built the Financial Case for an All-Electric Fleet
A financial analysis is now steering a municipal fleet transition that will lower costs for taxpayers in Fort Lauderdale.
Repurposed Wind Turbine Blades and 5 Other Amazing Signs of Progress in the Southeast
Take a look at just six of the many amazing signs of clean energy adoption in the Southeast we’ve seen over the past few months.
Electric trucking finds a welcome home in Dublin, Virginia
The rural town of Dublin, VA, tucked between the Blue Ridge Mountains and Claytor Lake State Park, is within one day’s trucking distance of 50% of the U.S. population. This makes it an ideal place to demonstrate the success of electric trucks and multiple Dublin-based businesses are doing just that.
The Mother’s Day gift that saved her family money
A few years ago, Deb treated herself to a Mother’s Day present that was a little more substantial than the typical bouquet of flowers. In 2022, Deb purchased her first EV, a used 2018 Tesla, that she affectionately named Tess. She’s been saving money and reducing CO2 emissions ever since.
It Takes a Village to Procure an Electric School Bus
How a small NC charter school navigated grants, tax credits, and a year-long reimbursement wait to secure an electric school bus through the EPA's Clean School Bus Program.
How a Georgia Power Workforce Program Bet on Atlanta's Westside
Inside the Westside Resilience Corridor's pre-employment training program: how Georgia Power and Atlanta community partners built a workforce pipeline rooted in wraparound support, real job placement, and lasting relationships.
Neighbors, Different paths, Same choice to go Electric
In a suburban Atlanta neighborhood, two moms live on the same street, both raising young kids, both driving electric, and both getting there for different reasons. Both women point to cost savings.
Where Do We Go From Here, Part 2
Stan Cross, SACE's Electric Transportation Director, sets off on a 5,000-mile EV road trip from North Carolina to Newfoundland and documents his journey.
Clean energy will save this Virginia school district tens of millions
Roanoke City Public Schools (RCPS) is in the process of installing nearly 9.4 megawatts of solar capacity across 29 school sites, a record-breaking project in Virginia. RCPS has plans to become the first school district in the state to develop resilient emergency shelters that can serve the community during grid outages and are powered by solar microgrids.
How the Termination of Solar for All Left Southern Communities Scrambling
Solar for All promised solar jobs and economic growth in Georgia and Mississippi. Its cancellation stranded trained workers and stalled a rare shot at closing the clean energy jobs gap.