News & Updates

LDENR Issues General Guidance on Act 279 Implementation

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...
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Louisiana
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Fall 2025 Updates to the Arkansas Generator Interconnection Queue

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...
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CEN Poll: More Than ⅔ of Likely Voters Recognize Grid is Aging, Requires Modernization

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....
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Arkansas
Mississippi
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LURC, Task Force on Energy Infrastructure headline September Louisiana PSC meeting discussion

During the September meeting of Louisiana’s Public Service Commission, two items dominated: attorney Jamie Watts’s compelling recounting of the Louisiana Utilities Restoration Corporation’s origin and evolution, and concerns sparked by coverage of the new Task Force on Energy Infrastructure and Modernization. The...
Louisiana Public Service Commission
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A Look at the Issues, Implications of EAL’s Jefferson Power Station Application

In a case that sits at the intersection of regulatory policy, customer cost, and energy reliability, parties and their expert witnesses are challenging Entergy Arkansas’ (EAL) bid to approve the Jefferson Power Station (JPS). The core contention: does JPS meet the...
Entergy Arkansas
Public Service Commission
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Renewable Energy Capacity Factors: A Misunderstood Metric

TL;DR: Capacity factor is often misunderstood and misused against renewables. No power plant runs 100% all the time - coal, gas, and nuclear all experience downtime. Capacity factor measures how much a plant runs relative to its maximum potential, but it’s...
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understanding renewables
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MISO’s First ERAS Cycle Yields a Process that Overwhelmingly Favors Natural Gas

On August 26, the Midcontinent Independent System Operator (MISO) released preliminary results from its first Expedited Resource Addition Study (ERAS) cycle, approved by FERC on June 21. The program allows MISO to run a limited number of fast-tracked interconnection studies - 10...
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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.