Will Rural America Continue REAPing Renewable Energy Rewards?
As America awaits the House and Senate conference committee agreement on a Farm Bill, now is a good time to check on the progress of one exceptionally good clean energy incentive under consideration. …
How does the wind energy Production Tax Credit benefit the Southeast?
Click here to contact your elected officials today to voice your support for wind energy. The Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a little-known federal incentive that can promote economic development from the private wind…
Energy Independence Goal Passed for Buncombe County, NC
Last night, North Carolina's Buncombe County Board of Commissioners adopted an Energy Independence Resolution that commits the county to achieving an 80 percent reduction in its carbon footprint through an annual 2…
Businesses Lead on Sea Level Rise and Climate Change
This post is the fourth in a five part blog series on sea level rise, being developed concurrent with the new IPCC climate report, Florida Atlantic University’s Sea Level Rise Summit in Fort…
Five years since Kingston: Juliette, Georgia still waiting for solutions
Four weeks from now marks the fifth anniversary of the Kingston coal ash spill, one of the worst environmental disasters in American history. Leading up to the anniversary we are posting a series of blogs…
Exploring biocarbon: The road less traveled in climate policy
This blog is the first in a series on biocarbon tools and strategies for climate mitigation. How are we going to repair the changed climate? Seriously, how are we going to un-do…
Wind Energy Has Given Us Something To Be Thankful For This Thanksgiving
Clean energy and energy independence are always on our minds, so it seems only fitting that this Thanksgiving we take a look at how far we've come in developing renewable energy in…
Clemson Wind Turbine Testing Facility Opens in North Charleston
Yesterday was the grand opening of the Clemson University Wind Turbine Drivetrain Testing Facility, the biggest and most advanced test center of its kind in the world. SACE was a sponsor of…
Net Metering: Reverse Robin Hood...Really?
I just returned from the 125th Annual Meeting of NARUC, the National Association of Regulatory Utility Commissioners, held this year in Orlando, FL. The agenda touched on a vast range of issues…
Santee Cooper Leads South in Cleaning Up Coal Ash Waste
For almost half a century Santee Cooper dumped coal ash in unlined pits at its Grainger Power Station in Conway, South Carolina. This ash pollutes the Waccamaw River with high levels of arsenic…