News & Updates

The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) filed written comments this week with the Kentucky Public Service Commission (PSC) in response to Staff’s report on Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities’ (LG&E/KU) 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) – the utility’s long-term...

BATON ROUGE, La. (August 21, 2025) - The Louisiana Public Service Commission (LPSC) yesterday approved by a 4-1 vote the Notice of Settlement - filed on July 23 - in LPSC Docket No. U-37425 regarding Entergy Louisiana’s Application for approval of...

Invenergy is planning to make a $600 million capital investment in Pulaski and Lonoke counties through construction of a 300-megawatt solar project on 6,600 acres in rural parts of both counties. If built, the photovoltaic project would be among the largest...

On July 15, the Georgia Public Service Commission (GPSC) approved the Stipulation for Georgia Power Company’s 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) at their bi-monthly administrative session. The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) signed the Stipulation, along with numerous other intervenors, including the...

This spring, Louisiana experienced two catastrophic, but preventable, grid failures: One in Shreveport in April, and another in New Orleans in May. These weren’t freak storms or once-in-a-generation disasters. They were the result of outdated planning rules, political inertia, and a...

On the afternoon of June 20, Southwest Power Pool (SPP) set a new renewable generation record, reaching an astounding 25,501 megawatts (MW). This isn't just a number; it means that at that moment, clean, renewable resources were serving over 50 percent...

Click here to download a model ordinance template for wind energy. Heatmap News reports that development of new wind and solar power plants is now heavily restricted or outright banned in about one in five counties across the country.  One by one, the...