News & Updates

Why Mississippi Benefits from Staying in MISO

Way back in 2021, the Mississippi Public Service Commission (MPSC) opened a docket to evaluate the value of membership at the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO). The PSC recently brought in consulting firm Bates White to examine the numbers and assess...
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Mississippi
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SREA Files Surrebuttal Testimony & Exhibits in Ark PSC Docket 25-047-U

The Southern Renewable Energy Association today filed the Surrebuttal Testimony of Simon Mahan on behalf of SREA in Arkansas Public Service Commission Docket 25-047-U. The testimony can be downloaded here. SREA made the following recommendations in this docket: Recommendation 1: The PSC should...
Arkansas
Entergy Arkansas
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Southeastern Generator Interconnection Queue Updates from SREA Now Available for Download

Southern Renwable Energy Association has updated the Southeastern Generator Interconnect Queue for Fall 2025. You can download the outlook by power source. Before any new power plant can connect to the grid, it must first enter an interconnection queue. These queues serve...
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Fall 2025 Updates to the Louisiana Generator Interconnection Queue

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,...
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Southern States Energy Board: It Just Means More

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...
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nuclear
Southern States Energy Board
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SREA Submits Revised Comments on LDENR Proposed Rule on Regulation of Solar Power Generation Facilities

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...
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Louisiana
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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...
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Arkansas
solar
Tennessee
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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.