Talk:Southern Alliance for Clean Energy

Proposed changes to adhere to best practices of unbiased content, correct terms of use, and compliance as a disclosed employee
Information to be added or removed: The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) is a nonprofit, nonpartisan advocacy group that promotes renewable energy policies and practices throughout the Southeast. Focusing primarily on Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Tennessee, SACE is dedicated to changing the way energy is produced and consumed in the Southeast in order to lower carbon emissions. SACE’s policies and active campaigns focus on five key issues: climate policy, energy efficiency, renewable energy, clean transportation, and reducing reliance on coal and nuclear power.

SACE was founded in 1985 under the original name Tennessee Valley Energy Coalition (TVEC). TVEC championed for rate-payer protections and tracked the environmental and energy policies of the Tennessee Valley Authority.

In 1992, TVEC’s name changed to Tennessee Valley Energy Reform Coalition (TVERC). In 1993, Stephen A. Smith, SACE’s current Executive Director, became the Executive Director of TVERC after serving on the board. Following completion of TVA’s 1995 IRP, TVERC shifted its focus to research on air pollution and efforts to clean up or retire coal-fired power plants. In 1997, TVERC worked with the Tennessee Clean Air Task Force. In 1998, TVERC engaged with TVA to launch the Green Power Switch program, giving TVA rate-payers the option to support wind, solar, and biogas renewable resources.

In 1999, TVERC was renamed the Southern Alliance For Clean Energy (SACE) as the organization expanded its focus beyond the TVA service area to encompass clean energy efforts with other utility providers in Florida and South Carolina. In 2001, SACE merged with Georgians For Clean Energy, thereby expanding its influence in the Southeast to also include Georgia.

In 1999, TVERC was renamed the Southern Alliance For Clean Energy (SACE) as the organization opened offices in Florida and South Carolina. In 2001, SACE merged with Georgians For Clean Energy, expanding in the Southeast to include Georgia.

Since 2001, SACE’s programs have expanded to address multiple issues relating to energy and the environment, such as increasing solar power programs and the use of clean, electric transportation, reducing reliance on fossil fuel power stations, and addressing climate change. - Explanation of issue: I am employed by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and want to ensure I am abiding by terms of use and using unbiased, objective language and resources.

References supporting change:


 * http://www.cleanenergy.org/
 * "SACE - About Us - Mission & History". web.archive.org. 2004-05-22. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "Our Documents - Tennessee Valley Authority Act (1933)". www.ourdocuments.gov. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "Our History". TVA.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "Ulla-Britt Reeves, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy". Grist. 2000-11-14. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "Ulla-Britt Reeves, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy". Grist. 2000-11-14. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "TVERC - TN Clean Air Task Force Doc 1998". SACE | Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "TVA in the 21st Century » Metro Pulse". web.archive.org. 2011-06-11. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "Sustainability Report 2020". TVA.com. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * "SACE - About Us - Mission & History". web.archive.org. 2004-05-22. Retrieved 2020-09-18.
 * Southern Alliance for Clean Energy#cite note-7

Amy Rawe (talk) 01:57, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Note: Amy, you should place this request at Talk:Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. I also still recommend that you find independent reliable sources (generally, these would be newspapers/magazine articles) covering your organization, or the article may be deleted in its entirety. Right now the article primarily relies on primary sources, which cannot establish that the organization qualifies for an article. See WP:NCORP. Calliopejen1 (talk) 05:01, 19 September 2020 (UTC)

Adding content & resources for notability
Hello to the more experienced editors who are helping me navigate these changes, I appreciate your help! I saw in the history comments that it would help the notability issue to add locations as well as more 3rd party resources. I am hesitant to edit the entry by adding that info since I am a COI, so what's the best recourse to go about that?

Here's the additional notability info:

SACE is based in Knoxville, TN, and Asheville, NC, with field offices in Charleston, SC, Atlanta, GA, and Tampa, FL. The group is known for its work promoting issues including utility policy reform, solar energy, electric transportation, and energy efficiency. SACE's Executive Director, Dr. Stephen A. Smith (please note: link to his Wikipedia page in already on this page's history) also testified to the U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works committee in 2008 about the lack of regulation in the Tennessee coal ash spill. [10

Utility policy reform: Solar energy: Electric transportation: Energy efficiency: U.S. Senate Environment and Public Works committee:

Amy Rawe (talk) 00:24, 1 October 2020 (UTC) Explanation of issue: I am employed by SACE and want to ensure I am following appropriate protocols in adding resources to show the organization's viability. We have hundreds of objective third-party resources from news coverage over nearly 3 decades, so I welcome guidance on how many to include, and how best to reference them. Amy Rawe (talk) 00:24, 1 October 2020 (UTC)


 * , sorry to say, but ❌, since none of the sources substantially contribute to notability as Wikipedia defines it (see WP:NCORP).


 * The Forbes piece is written by a "Forbes contributor" (and one connected with the organisation) and hence not independent or really up to reliability standards (see WP:FORBESCON);
 * The Herald reference does not really cover the organisation itself, but merely its director's position on something
 * The same goes for the energynews source
 * The USA Today reference is written by someone employed by the organisation
 * The NPR ref is a transcript of a hearing, which isn't really coverage, but more a primary source

To establish notability, you will have to provide in-depth coverage of the organisation itself in reliable sources that are independent of the subject. Thank you for complying with our COI disclosure policies and best, Blablubbs (talk • contribs) 23:08, 6 November 2020 (UTC)