News & Updates

Southern Company’s 2026 Cluster Study: What SREA Members Need to Know

Southern Company has kicked off the stakeholder process for its 2026 Annual Cluster Study, and the message to developers is clear: the reforms are bigger, earlier, stricter, and much more in line with the national shift driven by FERC Order No....
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Resilience Top of Mind at November Louisiana Public Service Commission Meeting

Resilience was the central thread weaving through three key agenda items during the Louisiana Public Service Commission’s (LPSC) November meeting. What is resilience and why does it matter? The session underscored resilience as the governing principle for utility decisions. Stakeholders highlighted a shift...
Cleco
Louisiana Public Service Commission
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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 of what the Commission covered and why it matters for people watching utility...
Alabama
Public Service Commission
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What MISO South’s Grid, Markets, Transmission Buildout Mean for ERSC in 2026

The Entergy Regional State Committee (ERSC) met on November 11 for a packed agenda that highlighted the rapidly changing landscape for reliability, market performance, and long-term planning in MISO South. With record solar peaks, major load growth, and several high-profile transmission...
ERSC
MISO
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Report: Delaying Transmission Increases Costs, Reduces Benefits for Consumers

A report released by Grid Strategies, conducted on behalf of WIRES, paints the full economic picture of how delays in building large-scale transmission efforts imposes significant costs on consumers by postponing or eliminating key benefits while hindering economic development, job growth...
reliability
transmission
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Southeast Energy Exchange Market: It Is Your Birthday.

When the Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) began operations on November 9, 2022, it was heralded by utilities as a flexible, low-cost solution to modernize the power grid without the “bureaucracy” of belonging to a Regional Transmission Organization (RTO). We’re three...
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Arkansas Lawmakers Shine a Light on the Need for Transmission Expansion

Arkansas is at a crossroads: to attract investment, jobs, and a growing demand for power, our electric grid must be ready. A bipartisan hearing on transmission signals that the state is choosing a smarter, faster path to a reliable, affordable grid. Representative...
Arkansas
legislature
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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.