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SREA Testimony in Entergy Arkansas Rate Case Highlights Importance of Good Planning to Prevent Higher Costs

SREA Testimony in Entergy Arkansas Rate Case Highlights Importance of Good Planning to Prevent Higher Costs

SREA has intervened and provided testimony in Entergy Arkansas' first full rate case at the Arkansas Public Service Commission in a decade Expert witness testimony higlights that Entergy's Integrated...
MISO's Parallel Track Matching Large Loads with New Power Plants for Interconnection Needs More Time

MISO's Parallel Track Matching Large Loads with New Power Plants for Interconnection Needs More Time

SREA believes MISO is moving too fast on a consequential new process - one that will have long-term effects. MISO should integrate large loads with its existing generation queue,...
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How Does TVA Add New Power Plants?

SREA submitted comments regarding the TVA 2026 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) The plan is a long-term study that provides strategic direction on how TVA could meet customer demand for...

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The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) is an industry-led initiative dedicated to fostering the responsible use and development of renewable energy sources, specifically wind energy, solar energy, energy storage, and transmission solutions, in the Southern United States. Our vision is to establish...
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SERTP Should Lead the Southeast in Transmission Planning

The Southeast’s grid is being asked to support an unprecedented surge in demand from data centers, manufacturers, and electrification, and yet the Southeast Regional Transmission Planning process (SERTP), is still built on yesterday’s assumptions. When projected demand outpaces supply forecasts, or...
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What is a Rate Case?

One of the most important functions of the Public Service Commission is how the commissioners navigate rate cases. As SREA’s Regulatory Director Whit Cox would say, “Anytime a utility wants something they don’t have, typically they need to get it approved from the...
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LPSC Overrules ALJ, Approves Entergy Transmission Project; Skrmetta Steps Down from Key Regional Roles

Commissioners approved Entergy Louisiana’s Adams Creek-Robert 230kV transmission project, a high-voltage line on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain, despite objections from ALJ and Louisiana Energy Users Group (LEUG). Skrmetta steps down from RTO roles, Francis to fill in for the remainder...
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Southern Renewable Energy Association

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Legislation

SREA advocates for policies that support renewable energy deployment and protect the industry from legislative threats. Our efforts ensure that renewable energy companies influence regional energy policies, focusing on growth, tax incentives, siting, and decommissioning requirements.

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Regulatory

SREA’s regulatory advocacy helps shape utility plans to integrate renewable energy, expanding clean energy access in the Southeast. By participating in state utility proceedings, SREA provides technical comments and testimony to promote clean energy adoption.

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Transmission

SREA is actively engaged in the regional planning process and collaborates with organizations across the region to push for reforms in planning, transparency and oversight with two goals in mind: strengthening the grid and integrating more renewable energy.