News & Updates

SREA testimony in Georgia Power IRP recommends expanding utility-scale renewables RFP to procure additional GW of resources by 2032

Direct testimony on behalf of the Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) in the Georgia Power Company (GPC) 2025 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) recommends that the company expand their 2026 utility-scale renewables Request for Proposals (RFP) to procedure 2 GW of renewable...

SERTP Scenario Development: Leading or Lagging?

At the April 30, 2025, Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) stakeholder meeting on Long-Term Scenario Development, Southeast utilities took a small but important step toward updating their planning methods. But, with load forecasts surging, reliability risks mounting, and economic opportunities on...

Winter Storm Elliott: Reviewing how the grid performed across the Southeast during an extreme weather event

From December 21-26, 2022, Winter Storm Elliott tested the South's power grid resilience under extremely cold conditions when electricity demand was very high across the region. The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) commissioned Telos Energy to review performance within the Southern...

Brattle Report: Long-term regional transmission planning (LRTP) offers billions in savings, greater grid reliability to support growing Southeast economy

A new study from The Brattle Group, with support from the Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA), the Carolinas Clean Energy Business Association (CCEBA), and the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA), reveals that the Southeast must modernize its approach to investing in...

MISO's Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) proposal: A step in the wrong direction

The Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO), one of North America's largest regional transmission organizations, has struggled for years with completing studies of the growing volume of projects in its interconnection queue. On Monday, March 17, MISO filed their Expedited Resource Addition Study...

Transparency, Tension & Transmission Planning: What happened at the SERTP Q1 2025 Meeting

The Southeast Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) group hosted its first quarterly meeting of 2025 earlier this month, and while much of the meeting focused on technical updates, stakeholder coordination, and procedural housekeeping, the undercurrent of frustration from clean energy stakeholders made...

SREA files comments on the LG&E/KU Joint IRP

The Southern Renewable Energy Association (SREA) filed written comments with the Kentucky Public Service Commission on March 7, 2025, raising critical concerns about the assumptions and recommendations included in Louisville Gas & Electric and Kentucky Utilities (LG&E/KU)’s Joint Integrated Resource Plan....

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.