The Smith Family Residential Solar System
SACE Executive Director Stephen Smith recently became the owner of the largest residential solar system in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region, covering his home with 36 198-watt Sharp solar photovoltaic (PV)…
Gambling with our future in Mississippi
So while I don’t Twitter, I do want to share what I’m doing early this week. I’m attending the Southern Growth Policies Board 37th Annual Conference in Biloxi, Mississippi. The title of…
Inaction In Florida
The hope that Florida would develop a market for renewable energy recently went up in flames because the Fla. House of Representatives failed to act this session. Unfortunately, we’ll now have to…
Visualizing The Grid
A fun and informative link on NPR about the grid and power plants. Here's a snip showing coal plants in the Southeast. Visit NPR's site to see more.
With friends like this....
Last Sunday, “60 Minutes” on CBS aired an interview with Duke Energy’s CEO, Jim Rogers. I watched the segment again last night, and I wanted to take a minute to reflect on…
Florida's renewable energy future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, where is the Governor?
The prospect of the Florida Legislature passing a Florida renewable energy target (RPS) that would drive investment and jobs in renewable energy technologies is in serious jeopardy – in fact, the Florida…
Smith Family solar home
I wanted to get a post up about my family's solar home. I started a much longer version, but have not had the time to finish, so here is the short version.…
Florida's renewable energy future slipping away
With less than two weeks remaining in the Legislative session, the hope for Florida to power its future using truly clean, safe and renewable energy resources dwindles. Governor Crist's commendable target to…
TVA struggling to meet court-ordered clean ups
The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported yesterday that that the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) admits it will be "very difficult, if not impossible" to meet court-ordered pollution controls that would clean up…
Misinformation and a Missed Opportunity
The Tennessee Valley Authority Congressional Caucus held a forum on renewable energy yesterday in Knoxville, Tennessee. The Caucus, which consists of more than 30 U.S. Senators and Representatives from the seven states…