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Small Footprint, Big Opportunity: Land Use Realities of Utility-Scale Solar in the Southeast

Small Footprint, Big Opportunity: Land Use Realities of Utility-Scale Solar in the Southeast

Landowners across the Southeast have long relied on income from leases - whether for timber, farming, hunting, or mineral rights - as a way to sustain generational land...
Facts About Solar in the Southeast: Jobs, Revenue, and Rural Land Use in Three States

Facts About Solar in the Southeast: Jobs, Revenue, and Rural Land Use in Three States

Three Southeastern states, three different ways of telling their solar stories. In Alabama, a new study frames solar as a jobs and revenue engine, suggesting thousands of jobs, higher...

TVA's Integrated Resource Plan: Paving the way for a cleaner, smarter energy future

Big changes are coming to the way the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) plans its energy future. The 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) is in full swing, acting as...

TVA Board Meeting Recap: Energy Demand, Investments, and Future Planning

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) held its first quarterly board meeting of 2025 in Knoxville, Tennessee, addressing key topics such as record energy demand, power system investments, financial performance, and future energy planning. The meeting also included a public listening session...

A Smarter, Cleaner Future: Key Takeaways from SREA's TVA IRP Comments

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is shaping the future of energy in the Southeast with its 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) has weighed in, offering forward-thinking recommendations to ensure TVA embraces a cost-effective, resilient, and...

SREA Comments on TVA Draft 2025 IRP

Consistent with TVA's request, SREA submitted solutions-oriented recommendations and comments, with the strategic goal of helping TVA provide affordable, reliable, resilient, sustainable and increasingly cleaner power to the Tennessee Valley region.

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.