News & Updates

Louisiana’s queue highlights the state’s dual role in both MISO South and SPP. The concentration of solar and hybrid resources in MISO shows merchant developer activity, while SPP filings add a smaller but still notable share. Gas projects, totaling 6 GW,...

I spent the past few days in Point Clear, Ala., with the Southern States Energy Board (SSEB). If you’re unfamiliar with SSEB, it was established by Congress in 1960 as a nonprofit organization of 16 southern states and two territories that...

The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) on September 23, 2025, submitted revised comments on the Louisiana Department of Energy and Natural Resources (LDENR) proposed Rule on Regulation of Solar Power Generation Facilities, respectfully asking the Department to consider changes to make...

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...

The Louisiana Department of Energy & Natural Resources has issued general guidance on the implementation of Act 279 of 2025 related to solar facility permitting. Please review their Solar Permitting (Act 279) webpage and Guidance Memorandum on Act 279 of 2025...

Arkansas leads the region in renewable development interest. The state’s position in MISO South makes it a hub for solar, hybrid, and wind projects. Developers are pursuing projects at unprecedented scale, reflecting both resource quality and access to wholesale markets. Arkansas’ queue...

New polling released last week by the Conservative Energy Network (CEN) finds broad public support in three MISO states for investing in America’s electric transmission grid to boost reliability, lower costs, spur economic growth in communities, and meet future power needs....