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SACE Action Fund
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| SACE Action Fund | |
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| Basic facts | |
| Location: | Knoxville, Tenn. |
| Type: | 501(c)(4) |
| Top official: | Stephen Smith, Executive director |
| Website: | Official website |
As of 2016, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund (SACE Action Fund) was the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that aimed to encourage the development of renewable energy resources across the Southeast. SACE Action Fund was based in Knoxville, Tennessee.[1][2][3]
Mission
As the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), SACE Action Fund shared in the following mission statement:
| “ | Southern Alliance for Clean Energy promotes responsible energy choices that work to address the impacts of global climate change and ensure clean, safe and healthy communities throughout the Southeast.[1][4] | ” |
Background
As of 2016, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund (SACE Action Fund) was the 501(c)(4) affiliate of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization established in 1985 that aimed to encourage the development of renewable energy resources across the southeastern United States. SACE Action Fund supported the SACE mission by engaging in public education outreach and lobbying activities. The group also compiled legislative scorecards to analyze congressional climate change and clean energy voting records.[5][6]
Florida advocacy
In 2016, SACE Action Fund focused its advocacy efforts on promoting the development of renewable energy in Florida.
| “ | As the nation’s third most populous state (recently surpassing New York), Florida is the largest electricity market in the United States that does not have coherent energy policy. Florida’s actions – or lack of – on climate and energy can and will impact the energy debate in our country and potentially international policy.[5][4] | ” |
SACE Action Fund aimed to support renewable energy in Florida through the following action items:
- SACE Action Fund supported the Florida Property Tax Exemptions for Renewable Energy Equipment Amendment, which proposed tax exemptions for solar power and other renewable energy equipment included in home, commercial, and industrial property values that would otherwise fall under the tangible property tax bracket. The initiative was approved on August 30, 2016.
- SACE Action Fund was a member of Floridians for Solar Choice, a Florida political committee made up of a coalition of organizations that opposed the Florida Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use Initiative, which would have given residents of Florida the right to own or lease solar energy equipment for personal use while also enacting constitutional protections for state or local laws that ensure residents who do not produce solar energy can abstain from subsidizing its production.[5][7]
- SACE Action Fund supported the "What's Your Plan, Gov?" campaign, an effort to encourage Governor of Florida Rick Scott (R) to disclose his plans to address climate change and diversify the state's energy market.[5][8]
Political activity
As a 501(c)(4) nonprofit organization, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund (SACE Action Fund) was allowed to engage in political lobbying and political campaign activities.[9]
Ballot measure activity
SACE Action Fund took positions on ballot measures that impact renewable energy across the southeastern United States. In 2016, the group's efforts were focused on ballot measures in Florida.[5]
“We are trying to open up the market so Florida’s families and businesses will have the option of powering their homes and workplaces with solar power,” said George Cavros, SACE Action Fund's Florida energy policy attorney.[10]
Overview of ballot measure support and opposition
The following table details SACE Action Fund’s ballot measure stances available on Ballotpedia:
| Ballot measure support and opposition for SACE Action Fund | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Ballot measure | Year | Position | Status |
| Florida Property Tax Exemptions for Renewable Energy Equipment, Amendment 4 (August 2016) | 2016 | Supported[11] |  Approved
|
| Florida Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use, Amendment 1 (2016) | 2016 | Opposed[12] |  Defeated
|
Leadership
As of August 2016, the following individuals hold leadership positions with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund (SACE Action Fund):[13]
- Stephen Smith, Executive director
- Susan Glickman, Florida director
- George Cavros, Florida energy policy attorney
- Chris Carnevale, Coastal climate and energy coordinator
- Jennifer Rennicks, Director of policy and communications
Recent news
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See also
- Florida Solar Energy Subsidies and Personal Solar Use, Amendment 1 (2016)
- Florida Property Tax Exemptions for Renewable Energy Equipment, Amendment 4 (August 2016)
- Florida 2016 ballot measures
External links
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund homepage
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy homepage
- What's Your Plan, Gov? homepage
- Southern Alliance for Clean Energy on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, "Who we are," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, "Donate," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Business Entity Detail-Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 5.4 Southern Alliance for Clean Energy Action Fund, "Home," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, "Scorecards," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Floridians for Solar Choice, "What is Floridians for Solar Choice?" accessed August 25, 2016
- ↑ What's Your Plan, Gov?, "Home," accessed August 29, 2016
- ↑ Internal Revenue Service, "Political Campaign and Lobbying Activities of IRC 501(c)(4), (c)(5), and (c)(6) Organizations," accessed July 13, 2015
- ↑ Utility Dive, "Solar ballot measure battle in Florida likely postponed to 2018 election," December 21, 2015
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