Cynthia Adams

The Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance is a nonprofit regional organization dedicated to optimizing energy use to improve quality of life across 11 to 12 southeastern states. The non-profit company is based in Atlanta, GA. The organization promotes energy efficiency as a driver of economic growth, workforce development, energy security, and environmental resilience. It advances its goals through research, policy advocacy, technical assistance, education, and program management. Key initiatives include supporting regional energy code adoption and compliance, providing training workshops, conducting field studies, and deploying experts to assist jurisdictions. The organization also addresses multifamily housing retrofits, disaster recovery integration, and equitable access to energy efficiency programs, with targeted outreach to low-income households. It manages regional investments such as the Southeast Energy Efficiency Fund to support projects like building energy code training, home energy audits, electric vehicle roadmaps, and weatherization coordination, and promotes financing mechanisms to make energy improvements more accessible. The alliance collaborates with state energy offices, utilities, municipalities, industry groups, and community organizations to scale energy efficiency efforts and offers membership opportunities, resources, events, webinars, and research materials to engage stakeholders.