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| (i) Name of supported organization | (ii) EIN | (iii) Type of organization (described on lines 1- 10 above (see instructions)) | (iv) Is the organization listed in your governing document? | (v) Amount of monetary support (see instructions) | (vi) Amount of other support (see instructions) | |
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Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grant.") .. | 3,049,273 | 5,106,097 | 4,856,164 | 2,525,933 | 3,285,255 | 18,822,722 |
| 2 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf.... | ||||||
| 3 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge.. | ||||||
| 4 | Total. Add lines 1 through 3 | 3,049,273 | 5,106,097 | 4,856,164 | 2,525,933 | 3,285,255 | 18,822,722 |
| 5 | The portion of total contributions by each person (other than a governmental unit or publicly supported organization) included on line 1 that exceeds 2% of the amount shown on line 11, column (f).. | 10,111,608 | |||||
| 6 | Public support. Subtract line 5 from line 4. | 8,711,114 | |||||
Calendar year
(or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 7 | Amounts from line 4.. | 3,049,273 | 5,106,097 | 4,856,164 | 2,525,933 | 3,285,255 | 18,822,722 |
| 8 | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources... | 52,158 | 130,847 | 152,301 | 133,891 | 123,780 | 592,977 |
| 9 | Net income from unrelated business activities, whether or not the business is regularly carried on.. | ||||||
| 10 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.).. | ||||||
| 11 | Total support. Add lines 7 through 10 | 19,417,423 | |||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 1 | Gifts, grants, contributions, and membership fees received. (Do not include any "unusual grants.") . | ||||||
| 2 | Gross receipts from admissions, merchandise sold or services performed, or facilities furnished in any activity that is related to the organization's tax-exempt purpose | ||||||
| 3 | Gross receipts from activities that are not an unrelated trade or business under section 513 ..... | ||||||
| 4 | Tax revenues levied for the organization's benefit and either paid to or expended on its behalf... | ||||||
| 5 | The value of services or facilities furnished by a governmental unit to the organization without charge | ||||||
| 6 | Total. Add lines 1 through 5 | ||||||
| 7a | Amounts included on lines 1, 2, and 3 received from disqualified persons | ||||||
| b | Amounts included on lines 2 and 3 received from other than disqualified persons that exceed the greater of $5,000 or 1% of the amount on line 13 for the year. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 7a and 7b.. | ||||||
| 8 | Public support. (Subtract line 7c from line 6.) | ||||||
Calendar year (or fiscal year beginning in) ![]() |
(a) 2016 | (b) 2017 | (c) 2018 | (d) 2019 | (e) 2020 | (f) Total | |
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| 9 | Amounts from line 6... | ||||||
| 10a | Gross income from interest, dividends, payments received on securities loans, rents, royalties and income from similar sources.. | ||||||
| b | Unrelated business taxable income (less section 511 taxes) from businesses acquired after June 30, 1975. | ||||||
| c | Add lines 10a and 10b. | ||||||
| 11 | Net income from unrelated business activities not included in line 10b, whether or not the business is regularly carried on. | ||||||
| 12 | Other income. Do not include gain or loss from the sale of capital assets (Explain in Part VI.) .. | ||||||
| 13 | Total support. (Add lines 9, 10c, 11, and 12.).. | ||||||
| Section A - Adjusted Net Income | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Net short-term capital gain | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Other gross income (see instructions) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Add lines 1 through 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Depreciation and depletion | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Portion of operating expenses paid or incurred for production or collection of gross income or for management, conservation, or maintenance of property held for production of income (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Other expenses (see instructions) | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Adjusted Net Income (subtract lines 5, 6 and 7 from line 4) | 8 | ||||
| Section B - Minimum Asset Amount | (A) Prior Year |
(B) Current Year (optional) |
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| 1 | Aggregate fair market value of all non-exempt-use assets (see instructions for short tax year or assets held for part of year): | 1 | ||||
| a | Average monthly value of securities | 1a | ||||
| b | Average monthly cash balances | 1b | ||||
| c | Fair market value of other non-exempt-use assets | 1c | ||||
| d | Total (add lines 1a, 1b, and 1c) | 1d | ||||
| e |
Discount claimed for blockage or other factors (explain in detail in Part VI): |
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| 2 | Acquisition indebtedness applicable to non-exempt use assets | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Subtract line 2 from line 1d | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Cash deemed held for exempt use. Enter 0.015 of line 3 (for greater amount, see instructions). | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Net value of non-exempt-use assets (subtract line 4 from line 3) | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Multiply line 5 by 0.035 | 6 | ||||
| 7 | Recoveries of prior-year distributions | 7 | ||||
| 8 | Minimum Asset Amount (add line 7 to line 6) | 8 | ||||
| Section C - Distributable Amount | Current Year | |||||
| 1 | Adjusted net income for prior year (from Section A, line 8, Column A) | 1 | ||||
| 2 | Enter 85% of line 1 | 2 | ||||
| 3 | Minimum asset amount for prior year (from Section B, line 8, Column A) | 3 | ||||
| 4 | Enter greater of line 2 or line 3 | 4 | ||||
| 5 | Income tax imposed in prior year | 5 | ||||
| 6 | Distributable Amount. Subtract line 5 from line 4, unless subject to emergency temporary reduction (see instructions) | 6 | ||||
| Section D - Distributions | Current Year | |
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| 1 Amounts paid to supported organizations to accomplish exempt purposes | 1 | |
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2
Amounts paid to perform activity that directly furthers exempt purposes of supported organizations, in excess of income from activity |
2 | |
| 3 Administrative expenses paid to accomplish exempt purposes of supported organizations | 3 | |
| 4 Amounts paid to acquire exempt-use assets | 4 | |
| 5 Qualified set-aside amounts (prior IRS approval required - provide details in Part VI) | 5 | |
| 6 Other distributions (describe in Part VI). See instructions | 6 | |
| 7Total annual distributions. Add lines 1 through 6. | 7 | |
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8
Distributions to attentive supported organizations to which the organization is responsive (provide details in Part VI). See instructions |
8 | |
| 9 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | 9 | |
| 10 Line 8 amount divided by Line 9 amount | 10 | |
| Section E - Distribution Allocations (see instructions) |
(i) Excess Distributions |
(ii) Underdistributions Pre-2020 |
(iii) Distributable Amount for 2020 |
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| 1 Distributable amount for 2020 from Section C, line 6 | ||||
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2
Underdistributions, if any, for years prior to 2019 (reasonable cause required-- explain in Part VI). See instructions. |
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| 3 Excess distributions carryover, if any, to 2020: | ||||
| a From 2015....... | ||||
| b From 2016....... | ||||
| c From 2017....... | ||||
| d From 2018....... | ||||
| e From 2019....... | ||||
| fTotal of lines 3a through e | ||||
| g Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| h Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
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Carryover from 2015 not applied (see instructions) |
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| j Remainder. Subtract lines 3g, 3h, and 3i from line 3f. | ||||
| 4Distributions for 2020 from Section D, line 7: | ||||
| $ | ||||
| a Applied to underdistributions of prior years | ||||
| b Applied to 2020 distributable amount | ||||
| c Remainder. Subtract lines 4a and 4b from line 4. | ||||
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5
Remaining underdistributions for years prior to 2020, if any. Subtract lines 3g and 4a from line 2. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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6
Remaining underdistributions for 2020. Subtract lines 3h and 4b from line 1. If the amount is greater than zero, explain in Part VI. See instructions. |
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7 Excess distributions carryover to 2021. Add lines 3j and 4c. |
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| 8 Breakdown of line 7: | ||||
| a Excess from 2016..... | ||||
| b Excess from 2017..... | ||||
| c Excess from 2018..... | ||||
| d Excess from 2019..... | ||||
| e Excess from 2020..... | ||||
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| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A | CLEAN ENERGY DESPITE COVID-RELATED COMPLICATIONS, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH SEEA, NCSEA, NRDC, EDF, NICOLAS INSTITUTE, AND ELECTRIFICATION COALITION, SACE CONVENED THE NC ELECTRIC TRANSPORTATION STAKEHOLDER GATHERING ON JUNE 4, 2020 VIA ZOOM. THE EVENT SUCCESSFULLY BROUGHT TOGETHER 64 STAKEHOLDERS FROM ACROSS NC TO LEARN ABOUT, DISCUSS, AND INFORM EMERGING TE POLICY PRIORITIES. PARTICIPANTS REPRESENTED CLEAN ENERGY ADVOCATES, UNIVERSITIES, CITIES, UTILITIES (MUNICIPAL, CO-OPS, AND IOU), COUNCILS OF GOVERNMENTS, TRANSPORTATION PLANNERS, AND STATE AGENCIES. PARTICIPANTS WERE PROVIDED PRESENTATIONS BY SACE AND SEEA TO LEVEL-SET THE CONVERSATION BEFORE ENTERING PRE-ARRANGED, SECTOR-DIVERSE BREAKOUT ROOMS TO DISCUSS AND INFORM POLICY PRIORITIES. BREAKOUT ROOMS WERE MODERATED BY MEMBERS OF THE NC TE ADVOCATE TABLE. FOLLOWING THE BREAKOUTS, POWER MAPPING WAS PRESENTED BY NCSEA AS A POLICY ADVOCACY TOOL TE ADVOCATES WILL BE USING AS WE MOVE FROM POLICY FORMATION TO IMPLEMENTATION. THE RESULT WAS THE IDENTIFICATION OF TWO POLICY CONSIDERATIONS AND AN OUTREACH NEED THAT WERE NOT PRIORITIES OF THE TE ADVOCATE TABLE AT THE TIME BUT WERE BROADLY SUPPORTED BY STAKEHOLDERS. THESE INCLUDED ADOPTING SECTION 177 CLEAN AIR (LEV/ZEV) STANDARDS AND EV MAKE-READY BUILDING CODES, AND CREATING A RURAL TE VALUE PROPOSITION TO ENCOURAGE CONSUMER ADOPTION AND POLICYMAKER SUPPORT. WITH SACE ON POINT, THE TE ADVOCATE TABLE INITIATED SECTION 177 ADOPTION STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT AND WITH NCSEA AN EDF LEADING, BEGAN IMPLEMENTING A BUILDING CODE AMENDMENT STRATEGY. PLUG IN NC, WITH SUPPORT FROM SACE, CONSERVATIVES FOR CLEAN ENERGY, NC EMC, AND CHAMBERS FOR INNOVATION BEGAN CRAFTING A RURAL OUTREACH CAMPAIGN. A VERY STRONG SHOW OF SUPPORT FOR ROOFTOP SOLAR IN FLORIDA HAS HELPED TO MAINTAIN THE STATES NET METERING RULE. THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC) DECIDED NOT TO ACT TO CHANGE THE RULE AT ITS SEPTEMBER 17 WORKSHOP ON CUSTOMER-OWNED RENEWABLE GENERATION. THE WORKSHOP COULD HAVE LED TO SUBSEQUENT CHANGES TO THE RULE. FORTUNATELY, THE WORKSHOP ENDED WITH NO MOVE TO CHANGE THE SUNSHINE STATES CORNERSTONE RULE FOR SOLAR DEVELOPMENT. SACE PROVIDED TECHNICAL COMMENT AT THE WORKSHOP, ALERTED OUR MEMBERS TO THIS THREAT, ENCOURAGED COMMENTS INTO THE PSC, CREATED A PLATFORM FOR GETTING COMMENTS INTO THE PSC, HOSTED A WEBINAR ALONG WITH FLORIDIANS FOR SOLAR CHOICE, AND PUBLISHED A BLOG THAT CAPTURED THE MESSAGING ON PROTECTING THE NET METERING RULE: IF IT AINT BROKE, DONT FIX IT. IN MARCH 2020, THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC) UNANIMOUSLY APPROVED THE FLORIDA POWER & LIGHT CO. (FPL) SOLARTOGETHER PROGRAM WHICH WILL ENSURE THE DEVELOPMENT OF 1,490 MW OF SOLAR OVER THE NEXT TWO YEARS MAKING IT THE LARGEST COMMUNITY SOLAR PROGRAM IN THE US. THE PROGRAM WILL HELP TO PROPEL THE SUNSHINE STATE INTO A LEADERSHIP POSITION ON SOLAR DEVELOPMENT AND REDUCE DEPENDENCE ON FOSSIL FUELS THAT CONTRIBUTE TO CLIMATE CHANGE. AN IMPORTANT FEATURE OF A SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN MULTIPLE PARTIES INCLUDING SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY AND VOTE SOLAR CREATED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS TO ALSO PARTICIPATE IN THIS NOVEL PROGRAM. THE PROGRAM IS PROJECTED TO GENERATE MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN SAVINGS AND AIMS TO MEET THE GROWING DEMAND FOR SOLAR POWER FROM SMALL AND LARGE CUSTOMERS. FPL ESTIMATES THAT MORE THAN 120,000 FAMILIES AND SMALL BUSINESSES HAVE EXPRESSED INTEREST TO PARTICIPATE IN SOLARTOGETHER. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B | ENERGY EFFICIENCY DOMINION ENERGY SOUTH CAROLINASS INTEGRATED RESOURCE PLAN (IRP) WAS REJECTED BY THE SOUTH CAROLINA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION FOR FAILING TO COMPLY WITH NEW PROVISIONS OF THE ENERGY FREEDOM ACT (EFA) THAT REQUIRE ANALYSIS OF HIGHER LEVELS OF DEMAND SIDE MANAGEMENT (ENERGY EFFICIENCY) SAVINGS IN RESOURCE MODELING. AS A RESULT, DOMINION ENERGY SC MUST SUBMIT A MODIFIED IRP FILING TO THE PSC THAT INCLUDES EE SAVINGS OF AT LEAST 1%, AND MUST CONSULT WITH SACE AND OTHER MEMBERS OF THE STAKEHOLDER ADVISORY GROUP ON HOW TO ACHIEVE THOSE SAVINGS. THE PSC ALSO REQUIRED DOMINION ENERGY SC TO CHANGE ITS IRP MODELING SOFTWARE TO BETTER ACCOMMODATE EE AND RENEWABLES. BY 2023, DOMINION ENERGY MUST MODEL SUPPLY RESOURCES AGAINST HIGHER LEVELS OF EE AT MULTIPLE INCREMENTS UP TO 2%. ON JULY 7,2020, THE FLORIDA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION REJECTED ITS OWN STAFF'S RECOMMENDATION, WHICH WOULD HAVE BLOCKED IMPLEMENTATION OF NEW AND IMPROVED EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN NEARLY 30 YEARS, THE COMMISSION ALSO OPENED A RULEMAKING DOCKET TO CHANGE HOW EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS AND SAVINGS TARGETS ARE SET IN FLORIDA. THIS COULD INCLUDE REMOVING SERIOUS FLAWS IN THE CURRENT RULES, THEREBY ALLOWING FLORIDA TO SUBSTANTIALLY INCREASE FUTURE EFFICIENCY SAVINGS. IN KNOXVILLE, SACE HAS BEEN A LONGTIME ADVOCATE FOR THE KNOXVILLE UTILITIES BOARD (KUB) TO ENACT POLICIES THAT WILL PROMOTE MORE AFFORDABLE UTILITY BILLS FOR AREA RESIDENTS WHILE PRESERVING CUSTOMERS RIGHTS TO SAVE MONEY WITH ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SOLAR. KNOXVILLE FACES PARTICULAR CHALLENGES WITH ENERGY BURDENS IN MINORITY POPULATIONS, WITH 42% OF THE CITYS BLACK POPULATION LIVING IN POVERTY. IN 2020, AMIDST THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THAT MADE IT EVEN MORE CHALLENGING FOR MANY KNOXVILLIANS TO AFFORD THEIR UTILITY BILLS, SACE LAUNCHED THE ACT ON KUB CAMPAIGN WITH LOCAL COALITION PARTNERS TO ATTEMPT TO BRING MORE ACCOUNTABILITY, COST-SAVINGS, AND TRANSPARENCY TO KUB. WHILE THE COALITIONS ULTIMATE GOAL OF AMENDING THE CITY CHARTER WAS NOT SUCCESSFUL, THE GROUPS WORK LED TO A RESOLUTION PASSED BY CITY COUNCIL THAT ADDRESSED SOME OF THE CONCERNS RAISED OVER THE COURSE OF THE CAMPAIGN. THE RESOLUTION INCLUDED A 5 YEAR FREEZE ON FIXED FEES INCREASES, WHICH DISPROPORTIONATELY IMPACT LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS AND ERODE THE ECONOMICS OF ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND SOLAR, A COMMITMENT TO ONLY APPOINTING BOARD MEMBERS TO ONE SEVEN-YEAR TERM, AND NOT RE-UPPING EXISTING BOARD MEMBERS TO ADDITIONAL SEVEN-YEAR TERMS, A PLEDGE TO NOMINATE A KUB BOARD MEMBER WITH UNDERSTANDING AND EXPERIENCE WITH ISSUES FACING LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS, AND A CHANGE IN POLICY THAT WOULD ALLOW THE MAYOR TO RECEIVE ALL KUB BOARD APPLICANTS FOR CONSIDERATIONS, RATHER THAN JUST A SLATE SELECTED BY KUB STAFF AS HAD BEEN THE CASE. ALSO IN RESPONSE TO THIS EFFORT, KUB FORMED A COMMUNITY ADVISORY PANEL, WHICH SACE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DR. STEPHEN A. SMITH IS A PART OF, TO SEEK INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY ON KUB POLICIES. LATER IN 2020, MAYOR KINCANNON NOMINATED, AND THE CITY COUNCIL APPROVED, CLAUDIA CABALLERO AS THE LATEST KUB BOARD MEMBER. AS THE PRESIDENT AND CEO OF CENTRO HISPANO DE EAST TENNESSEE, CLAUDIA HAS A GREAT DEAL OF EXPERIENCE ADVOCATING FOR LOW-INCOME COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND HAS THE FULL SUPPORT OF ACT ON KUB COALITION MEMBERS, INCLUDING SACE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4C | CLIMATE THROUGHOUT THE CRITICAL ELECTION CYCLE IN 2020, SACE WAS ACTIVE WITH EDUCATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN KEY RACES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. OUR WHERE THE CANDIDATES STAND ON ENERGY BLOG SERIES COVERED THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION AS WELL AS THE TWO GEORGIA U.S. SENATE RACES AND THE TWO GEORGIA PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION (PSC) SEATS (DISTRICT 1 AND 4). THIS INFORMATIONAL BLOG SERIES HIGHLIGHTED CRITICAL RACES WHERE SUPPORT FOR CLEAN ENERGY POLICIES COULD BE A FACTOR THAT SWAYS VOTERS.AFTER GEORGIA HELPED MAKE HISTORY IN NOVEMBER 2020, SACE SAW NEW WAYS AND OPPORTUNITIES TO USE OUR INSTITUTIONAL KNOWLEDGE AND MEMBER BASE TO ADVANCE OUR MISSION. BY MOBILIZING VOTERS IN THE PEACH STATE AND ENCOURAGING THEM TO VOTE IN THE CRUCIAL RUNOFF ELECTION ON JANUARY 5TH, WE HELPED ENSURE THAT EACH GEORGIANS VOICE WAS HEARD. WE KNOW FROM PAST ELECTION CYCLES THAT VOTER TURNOUT IN RUNOFF ELECTIONS IS TYPICALLY MUCH LOWER THAN IN GENERAL ELECTIONS, BUT WITH SO MUCH AT STAKE, IT WAS OBVIOUS THERE WAS CRITICAL WORK TO BE DONE TO ENGAGE AND EDUCATE ELIGIBLE VOTERS AND INCREASE TURNOUT. WE REACHED THOUSANDS OF OUR MEMBERS THROUGHOUT GEORGIA THROUGH EMAILS, PHONE CALLS, AND TEXT MESSAGES TO MAKE SURE THEY HAD THE INFORMATION THEY NEEDED TO VOTE AND WERE COMMITTED TO VOTING, AND PUBLISHED EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS ABOUT WHERE THE CANDIDATES STOOD ON CLIMATE AND ENERGY ISSUES AS WELL AS A VOTER INFORMATION HUB, AND PROMOTED THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS YEARS ELECTIONS IN OVERCOMING GEORGIAS LONG HISTORY OF VOTER SUPPRESSION. EACH YEAR, SACE UTILIZES OUR IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE AND PARTNERS WITH ALLIES TO PUBLISH A SERIES OF REPORTS TRACKING MARKET, UTILITY AND PUBLIC POLICY CLEAN ENERGY TRENDS ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST IMPACTING THE ADVANCEMENT (OR STALLS IN PROGRESS, WHEN APPROPRIATE) OF CLEAN ENERGY SOLUTIONS TO THE CLIMATE CRISIS. IN 2020, WE CONTRACTED WITH ATLAST PUBLIC POLICY TO PUBLISH TWO REPORTS TRACKING TRANSPORTATION ELECTRIFICATION TRENDS AND HIGHLIGHTING STATE AND UTILITY POLICY PRIORITIES: ONE ON OUR REGION AS A WHOLE, AND ONE SPECIFIC TO FLORIDA. SACE INDEPENDENTLY RELEASED THE THIRD ANNUAL INSTALLMENTS OF BOTH OUR 'SOLAR IN THE SOUTHEAST- AND OUR 'ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN THE SOUTHEAST' REPORTS IN 2020; AND IN AUGUST 2020 WE ALSO RELEASED OUR SECOND ANNUAL "TRACKING DECARBONIZATION IN THE SOUTHEAST" REPORT, SHOWING THAT THERES STILL A LOT OF WORK TO DO BEFORE ANY OF OUR REGION'S UTILITIES ARE ON TRACK TO REACH NET-ZERO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, WHICH CLIMATE SCIENTISTS TELL US WE NEED TO ACCOMPLISH BETWEEN 2040 AND 2055 AT THE LATEST TO LIMIT GLOBAL AVERAGE TEMPERATURE INCREASE TO 1.5 DEGREES C AND AVOID THE WORST OF THE CLIMATE CRISIS. THESE REPORTS, AND THE ACCOMPANYING BLOGS AND WEBINARS WE OFFER GOING DEEPER INTO THE RESULTS OF OUR RESEARCH, ARE IMMENSELY VALUABLE TOOLS WHEN WE APPEAR BEFORE UTILITIES AND REGULATORS, AS WELL AS IN OUR ADVOCACY FOR SMART PUBLIC POLICY. SACE HAS BEEN A KEY VOICE IN ENCOURAGING THE CITY OF MEMPHIS AND MEMPHIS LIGHT, GAS AND WATER (MLGW) TO EXPLORE ALTERNATIVE POWER SUPPLY CONTRACTS THROUGH A ROBUST REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS (RFP) PROCESS THAT IS EXPECTED TO YIELD OPTIONS FOR GETTING A POWER SUPPLY THAT IS APPROXIMATELY 75% RENEWABLE AND WITH CARBON EMISSIONS ALMOST 40% LOWER THAN THEIR CURRENT SUPPLIER IS COMMITTED TO PROVIDING. SUCH A NEW, HIGH-RENEWABLES POWER SUPPLY WOULD LIKELY SAVE MEMPHIS HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS, WHICH WOULD INTRINSICALLY HELP RELIEVE MEMPHIANS HEAVY ENERGY BURDEN, AND COULD PROVIDE A FUNDING SOURCE FOR NEW ENERGY EFFICIENCY PROGRAMS TO HELP SOME HOUSEHOLDS AND BUSINESSES LOWER BILLS EVEN MORE. WE ARE ADVOCATING THAT SHOULD MLGW DECIDE TO LEAVE TVA, THEY SHOULD PUT AT LEAST 10% OF THE SAVINGS THEY WOULD REALIZE FROM THAT DECISION DIRECTLY INTO EE PROGRAMS THAT WOULD HELP LOW-INCOME RESIDENTS LOWER THEIR BILLS AND LOWER COSTS FOR ALL RATEPAYERS. THERE ARE SEVERAL LOCAL POWER COMPANIES IN THE REGION THAT ARE CHALLENGING TVAS EXCLUSIVE CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, BUT MLGW IS THE LARGEST. AS OF APRIL 6TH, 2021, THE MEMPHIS CITY COUNCIL APPROVED AN RFP AND THE PROCESS TO OFFICIALLY SOLICIT BIDS FOR ALTERNATIVE POWER SUPPLY OPTIONS IS UNDERWAY. AS THE PROCESS ADVANCES, SACE WILL CONTINUE TO BE A LEADING VOICE FOR TRANSITIONING TO A CLEANER ELECTRICITY SUPPLY AND EXPANDING EE AND MAKING ENERGY BILLS MORE AFFORDABLE, ESPECIALLY FOR LOW- INCOME CUSTOMERS. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D | THE SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FOR CLEAN ENERGY PROMOTES RESPONSIBLE ENERGY CHOICES TO ENSURE CLEAN, SAFE AND HEALTHY COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE SOUTHEAST. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 7A | YES |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 10B | POLICIES FOR BRANCH OFFICES SAME FOR KNOXVILLE OFFICE. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B | THE FORM 990 IS PRESENTED TO THE BOARD AND REVIEWED BEFORE FILING. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 12C | NO EMPLOYEE OF SACE SHALL MAINTAIN AN OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL INTEREST, OR ENGAGE IN ANY OUTSIDE BUSINESS OR FINANCIAL ACTIVITY, WHICH CONFLICTS WITH THE INTEREST OF THE ORGANIZATION, OR WHICH INTERFERES WITH HIS OR HER ABILITY TO FULLY PERFORM JOB RESPONSIBILITIES. VIOLATION OF THIS POLICY WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE DISMISSAL. |
| FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 | DOCUMENTS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. |
| FORM 990, PART IX, LINE 11G | CONSULTING 515,032 0 0 |
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