Wind turning heads in Alabama: turbines next?
Onshore wind power can work and be profitable in Alabama. That's according to Pioneer Green Energy, the experienced wind energy developer behind the Shinbone Wind Energy Center proposed near Gadsden, in northeastern Alabama.…
Offshore Wind Progressing in North Carolina
Update, January 28 - The deadline for comments has been extended to March 7. Submit comments here. Things are moving in the realm of offshore wind energy in North Carolina. The Bureau…
The Georgia Power Solar Play
SACE applauds Georgia Power Company (GPC) for developing new opportunities to support the state’s solar industry and for demonstrating cost competitiveness of solar technology in a part of the country that boasts…
Geauxing Solar in South Louisiana
My family and I moved to Lafayette, Louisiana a little over a year ago. We were pleasantly surprised to find out Louisiana has some of the best solar incentives in the country,…
Open Letter to Sens. Corker and Alexander on TVA Board Nominations
Update: On February 7, 2013 the organizations on this letter received a response from Senator Corker's office; the letter can be viewed here. We have still received no response from Senator Alexander's…
TVA Awarded Utility of the Year by AWEA
In November 2012, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) was recognized as the "Utility of the Year" by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA). The former CEO of AWEA, Denise Bode, said of this…
Busy Season for Bioenergy
You may not have noticed, but interesting things have been happening in Washington with regards to bioenergy. In fact, it’s been quite a busy few months of new project and policy developments.…
TVA Board Nominees Confirmed, but What About Dr. Brown?
On the morning of January 1, 2013, the Senate passed the controversial fiscal cliff bill and sent it to the House of Representatives. That afternoon, while all eyes were on the…
Georgia Power takes major step away from dirty coal
Southern Alliance for Clean Energy applauds Georgia Power's January 7 announcement that it will seek approval to retire several of its least economical, oldest, and dirtiest electric generators – 2061 MW worth…
How to End Blackouts Forever
This guest post, written by Amory Lovins, the co-founder, chairman and chief scientist of Rocky Mountain Institute, originally appeared in Time Magazine, here. Come hell or high water — and Sandy brought both to…