TVA, Our Nation's Largest "Public" Utility Has The Least Public Planning Process
TVA's Board of Directors refused to hold a public hearing on TVA's 2024 draft IRP, so we held our own.
Clean Energy Tax Credits Clarified with New Rules and Tools
New IRS Direct Pay guidance, resources, and assistance will make applying for and using the EV charging infrastructure tax credit easier.
Save Money, Stay Healthy: What to Expect From a Home Energy Audit
No one wants their money flying out a leaky window, but professional energy auditor Bruce Glanville says nearly every home has energy inefficiencies costing residents money and quality of life. Luckily, a…
En Route to the Southeast: Electric School Bus Opportunities and Awards
The Clean School Bus Program, enabled by funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, is investing hundreds of millions of dollars in our region's schoolchildren, cleaning up the air they breath with healthier…
Brightening Georgia With Solar For Lower-Income Households and Nonprofits
Georgia Bright aims to extend the advantages of solar power to low and middle-income residents, ultimately reducing the burden of utility bills.
Green is the New Yellow: Electric School Buses are Rolling into the Southeast
Buckle up; the Clean Energy Generation is driving major change right here in the Southeast with the push to electrify our region's school buses. Studies show that children riding inside traditional diesel…
Meeting the Climate Crisis with Investments in Affordable Housing
Communities can now take advantage of historic funding opportunities in the IRA to preserve and improve affordable housing and reduce pollution - thereby addressing two major challenges: affordable housing and climate change.
Food for Thought (rather than Fuel): comparing land use of ethanol versus solar
30% of the nation's corn crop goes toward ethanol production (not food, for either people nor animals). As more and more vehicles are powered by electricity rather than gasoline, we may not…
EPA's Community Change Grants: Empowering Grassroots Action
The Biden administration's $2 billion Community Change Grants Program empowers lower-income communities to tackle environmental hazards and climate change impacts at the grassroots level.
Winter Storm Blackouts - Reflections from a Year Later
Southeast utilities are using the specter of blackouts last year to double down on the resource that failed customers the most: gas. Instead utilities should look to energy efficiency, solar and storage,…