02.08.2016
Southeast Energy Savings Pacesetter: Entergy Arkansas Breaks the 1% Barrier
This is the first entry in a new blog series entitled Energy Savings in the Southeast. We will dive into the recent performance of Southeastern utilities’ energy efficiency programs, and...
02.04.2016
Looks Like a Wind Farm Ban
A team of experts in the United Kingdom evaluated the risk of a wind turbine accident. Because actual, real-world wind turbine accidents are extremely rare events (once every 10,000 years per turbine...
Honoring Black History Month and the Path Towards Energy Justice: Hollis Briggs of Wilmington, NC
Wilmington North Carolina is a small coastal town in Southeastern North Carolina. It has pristine beaches that meet the mouth of the state's largest river system known at the Cape Fear River. This...
Article | 02.03.2016
Did TVA stay on budget with the “new” TVA Watts Bar 2 reactor?
01.29.2016
Taking the fight against Atlantic offshore drilling to Washington
Greetings from the nation’s capital! I am in Washington, D.C. on a trip to talk with Congressmen and Senators from South Carolina about the need to protect the Southeast coast from the impacts of...
01.28.2016
How Clean Energy and Birds Can Coexist
Guest blog from Audubon CEO David Yarnold: Clean energy—led by solar and wind power—is expanding quickly both in the U.S. and abroad, thanks to the economic opportunities they present as well as...
01.27.2016
Nuclear power carries extreme, persistent risks
01.26.2016
Time for North Carolina to Support Wind Power
Wind turbine technology has advanced significantly in the past few years, enabling wind farms to sprout up in new areas, particularly in the Southeast. Taller turbines and longer blades are capable...
Solar Jobs are Shining Bright
Over 35,000 new solar jobs were added in North America in 2015, bringing the total count of US solar jobs to over 208,000. This number represents a 20 percent increase from 2014, and 123 percent...
01.22.2016
Putting the “modern” in Duke Energy’s modernization plan
On January 26, in Asheville, our communities will have their only chance to speak on Duke Energy’s plans for Western North Carolina at a public hearing of the North Carolina Utilities Commission....
