Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Take Action: Urge Congress to Support 100% Clean Electricity by 2035

The Southeast is home to some of the biggest utility systems in the nation: Duke Energy, Southern Company, NextEra, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. But the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's (SACE) recent analysis has found that not a single one of these utilities is on track to be carbon-free by 2035, or even 2050. However, a Clean Electricity Standard (CES), which could be implemented as a Clean Electricity Payment Program (CEPP), would change that trajectory and direct the nation's power sector to be carbon-free by 2035.

To avert the worst impacts of climate change, we must slash greenhouse gas emissions and rapidly decarbonize our power sector. A CES implemented through a CEPP, will help us get to a 100% carbon-free electric grid by 2035, with an interim goal of an 80% carbon-free electric grid by 2030, and serve as the cornerstone for our broader clean energy transformation that could create millions of well-paying jobs, improve public health, and reduce bills. It can also be a tool to lift up frontline communities who are already being impacted by the climate crisis and help to right historical injustices.

With significant amounts of installed solar capacity, thousands of miles of coastline with massive offshore wind potential, and a robust manufacturing supply chain for clean energy development, the Southeast is poised to lead the clean energy transformation, and a federal clean electricity goal can be the catalyst to accelerate our progress.

Take action TODAY and send a customizable letter urging your elected leaders to support 100% clean electricity by 2035.

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To avert the worst impacts of the climate crisis, we must slash greenhouse gas emissions and rapidly decarbonize our energy sector. A Clean Electricity Standard (CES), which could be implemented as a Clean Electricity Payment Program (CEPP), and a 100% carbon-free electric grid by 2035, and an interim goal of an 80% carbon-free electric grid by 2030, and serve as the cornerstone of our broader clean energy transformation that could create millions of well-paying jobs, improve public health, and reduce bills.

The Southeast is home to some of the biggest utility systems in the nation: Duke Energy, Southern Company, NextEra, and the Tennessee Valley Authority. Not a single one of these utilities is on track to be carbon-free by 2035--or even 2050--or bring about the resulting economic and health benefits to Southeastern residents.

Dozens of states, including North Carolina, already have renewable or clean energy standards, and approximately one-third of all Americans live in cities with 100% renewable or clean energy targets. Today I am urging you to support a 100% Clean Electricity Standard to rapidly decarbonize our electricity sector and secure all of the related benefits.  The Southeast is home to many frontline communities that are burdened by the impacts of climate change and fossil fuel pollution. With proper direction, the sector transformation achieved through a Clean Electricity Standard can lift up those communities and right historical injustices. In the absence of strong action, the coastal impacts of climate change, particularly sea-level rise, flooding, and stronger hurricanes, are likely to continue to harm communities and infrastructure in the Southeast. Emission reductions from electricity generation and transportation are key tools to combat these impacts.

I believe the Southeast can be a leader in the race to zero-emissions electricity. We have, right here in our region, the nation’s largest public power provider, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), which is owned by the federal government and is meant to serve as a living laboratory for this necessary clean energy transformation. Our region also has significant amounts of installed solar capacity (and the potential for far more) as well as thousands of miles of coastline with massive offshore wind potential.

The Southeast also stands to benefit immensely from a rapid increase in clean energy. Our region is already home to a robust manufacturing supply chain. A national Clean Electricity Standard, which could be implemented as a Clean Electricity Payment Program,  would further open up markets and create more jobs here in our region, positioning the Southeast to lead in the clean energy transformation. I urge you to support this critical policy.

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