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Alabama PSC December Meeting: Rate Stability, Data Center Growth, & New Solar Approvals

Alabama PSC December Meeting: Rate Stability, Data Center Growth, & New Solar Approvals

The Alabama Public Service Commission’s December meeting offered another close look at how the state is responding to rising electricity demand, accelerating data center development, and the continued...
Fall 2025 Updates to the Alabama Generator Interconnection Queue

Fall 2025 Updates to the Alabama Generator Interconnection Queue

Alabama’s interconnection queue is shaped almost entirely by Southern Company’s vertically integrated planning, with a small contribution from TVA. Unlike MISO states where independent developers drive renewable queue...

Data Centers Reshaping Alabama’s Energy Landscape: Signals from the November PSC Meeting

The Alabama Public Service Commission met on November 4 and while most of the agenda was routine, there were a few items worth flagging. Here’s a quick rundown...

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 wages, and millions in tax revenue if policy barriers come down. Arkansas counters with...

Why You Should Care About the Alabama Public Service Commission

When most people hear the phrase “Public Service Commission,” their eyes glaze over. It doesn’t sound exciting, and it certainly doesn’t sound like something that affects your day-to-day life. But here’s the thing: the Alabama Public Service Commission (APSC) is one...

Alabama Power reverses tax on solar facilities

In April 2024, SREA filed an Application for Reconsideration and Modification opposing Alabama Power's imposition of an "Integration Cost" on qualifying facilities, which essentially served as a tax on solar facilities. SREA's objection stated that Alabama Power didn't have the evidence...

Did the Alabama PSC Lie to FERC?

Last month, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued Order 1920, a groundbreaking rule that requires more comprehensive transmission planning across the country. This rule, developed over two years, marks a significant advancement in how the bulk electric system is planned. Throughout its...

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.