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This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Guest Post: Why We Support the ITC Extension and Why You Should Too
In this Guest Post, Yuri Horwitz challenges the solar industry: “A question for each of us is whether the future is crafted for us, or whether we craft that future.” Yuri Horwitz is…
Scary Stuff Blocking Solar in the Sunshine State
I am constantly amazed at how low Florida’s monopoly utilities are willing to go to protect their right to pollute and keep their captive customers. Frankly, it’s scary and that seems very…
Halloween Costume Guide: The Tricks and Treats of Fighting for Clean Energy
This blog was written by Alissa Jean Schafer and Sarah Gilliam, with creative contributions from Angela Garrone and Sara Barczak. Here at SACE, we work very hard to move the Southeast towards clean energy…
Florida’s Highest Court Approves Solar Choice
This week marks an important milestone for solar policy in the Southeast, specifically Florida. Florida’s Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that the language proposed by the Floridians for Solar Choice ballot initiative…
Santee Cooper Proposes to Shut Down Solar – Before It Can Even Get Started
On October 16, the Santee Cooper Board of Directors will meet to hear final comments on its proposed 3-year rate increases, including a new rate schedule for solar customers that will be…
How Do I Go Solar?
This is a guest post by John Rogers, senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists. John has expertise in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and policies, and he co-manages…
5 Reasons Utilities Are Hating on Their Solar-Producing Customers
This is a guest post by John Farrell, who is the Director of Democratic Energy at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and widely known as the guru of distributed energy. The original…
Solar Petition Shines in Oral Argument at Court
Solar advocates likely came one step closer yesterday to allowing third party retail solar sales in Florida. The Floridians for Solar Choice (FSC) legal team went before the Florida Supreme Court to…
Solar Choice in the Florida Supreme Court
Things haven’t exactly been easy for the solar industry in the Sunshine State. Despite abundant sunshine and a largely untapped market, energy policies are under the complete control of utility monopolies…