Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

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This past summer was the hottest on record across the U.S., and our utility bills showed it. Candidates running for state legislature, governor, and federal offices will shape our energy policy for years to come. Find out where your candidates stand: bit.ly/candidatesonenergy26 🔌💡

"It’s a great time to have an electric vehicle" With the average price for a gallon of gas stuck at over $4, it’s significantly cheaper to drive an EV than a gas car, story via Canary Media Inc. 🔌💡

“It’s either embrace or get left behind.” Technical colleges and four-year universities around Georgia are teaching students how to work on electric vehicles! 🔌💡

Our Clean Energy and Equity Director Stacey Washington will be at Groundswell's Rural Renaissance Roadshow to discuss how rural communities keep the lights on as energy demand from data centers skyrockets 🗓 When: Nov 4–6, 📍Where: Decatur, AL 🔗 RSVP: ruralrenaissance.com/register/

We applaud Representatives Rep Jahana Hayes, Buddy Carter, and Congressman Greg Landsman for introducing a bipartisan bill in the House of Representatives to reauthorize the EPA's Clean School Bus Program for another five years. Read the full statement ➡️ ow.ly/yRTq5100hs7 👏

Talk about a powerful pit stop! The Pilot Travel Center in Ellabell, Georgia recently unveiled a bay of six new Tesla Megachargers 🔌💡

From 2020 through April 2026, at least 36 utilities in 18 states increased customer bills to recover the costs of extreme weather damage, our new report - released today - found. Utilities must choose clean, affordable energy over costly fossil fuels. Read the full report: app.sosha.ai/s/N9YrVXe4

This North Carolina mayor is launching a new coalition designed to help small American towns reach their big climate ambitions, story via @canarymedia.com 🔌💡

A second life for solar panels! Georgia-based, woman-owned Green Clean Solar isn't letting broken panels go to waste 🔌💡

This past summer was the hottest on record across the U.S., and our utility bills showed it. Candidates running for state legislature, governor, and federal offices will shape our energy policy for years to come. Find out where your candidates stand: bit.ly/candidatesonenergy26 🔌💡

On Tuesday, Oct. 20, Davidson County’s Planning Board will consider Duke Energy’s proposal for two methane gas plants, liquefied gas storage and a pipeline under the Yadkin River. Tell county leaders: Reject Duke's plans!. Learn more: https://loom.ly/hwpC8b0

Federal tax credits for heat pumps may have disappeared. But Americans' appetite for the energy efficient tech hasn’t, story via Canary Media Inc. 🔌💡

#DukeEnergy and Piedmont Natural Gas are planning a massive buildout of dirty energy infrastructure in Davie & Davidson counties on the Yadkin River to ultimately power data centers. Tell Davidson County leaders: No dirty energy on the Yadkin River! https://loom.ly/rEs03o8

It's election season 🗳️ Find out where Florida Congressional District 13 candidate Anna Paulina Luna stands on clean energy, data centers, and affordable utility bills

It's election season 🗳️ Find out where Florida Congressional District 13 candidate Leela Gray stands on clean energy, data centers, and affordable utility bills

#REPlus26 is North America’s largest clean energy event! Use code 'QXZD6A9K' at checkout for 20% off registration. 🗓 When: November 16–19 📍Where: Las Vegas 🔗 RSVP: re-plus.com

From solar-powered microgrids to chainsaw safety workshops. Two years after Hurricane Helene tore through Western North Carolina, survivors are rethinking resilience, story via Grist 🔌💡

With the addition of a 20-kilowatt rooftop solar array, The Arts Based School is the first in Winston-Salem to go solar 🔌💡

When the City of Fort Lauderdale ran the numbers on converting its light-duty vehicle fleet to electric, the data surprised them. The true cost of owning an all-electric fleet was $4 million cheaper than a gas-powered one 🔌💡

12 students have graduated from Goodwill South Florida’s new solar installation training program, story via Hoodline News 🔌💡

DENSO is going solar. The auto components manufacturer’s new solar field has already produced enough electricity to power more than 300 homes 🔌💡

What will it take to make energy affordable across Georgia? Join Grist and the Macon Telegraph for a community discussion about the forces shaping Georgia’s energy future 👇

Clean energy may be the solution to all your problems 🤫 This #WorldMentalHealthDay, if you're feeling anxious about climate change, you're not alone. 70% of U.S. adults feel sad about what is happening to the Earth. That's why climate solutions 🟰 mental health solutions 🔌💡

Data centers should pay their share. Yet a new Duke Energy proposal fails to hold data centers accountable for the costs of meeting their steep energy demands, potentially leaving North Carolinians on the hook for large bills. Read the full statement ➡️ ow.ly/EO5150ZVVWQ 🔌💡

Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated the town of Marshall, North Carolina, a local food pantry is going solar 🔌💡

It's election season 🗳️ Find out where Florida gubernatorial candidate Byron Donalds stands on clean energy, data centers, and affordable utility bills

Blue Bird recently celebrated 100 years of business in middle Georgia, where it manufactures its electric school buses 🔌💡

Duke Energy has signaled it plans to let its Customer Assistance Program expire, causing bills for tens of thousands of eligible low-income customers to increase — all on top of rate hikes. Read the full statement ➡️ ow.ly/K0H050ZV87y 🔌💡