misc solar 2003
Article profiles a passive solar home in Tennessee and discusses the economics of converting to active solar energy. SACE programs director Gil Hough and executive director Stephen Smith discuss net metering as a mechanism to make…
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Southeast US adds 427 MW of distributed solar in 2019, as advocates press for more
“This program would double the amount of community solar in the U.S. over the next two years, and would enable low-income customers to participate”
SC utility regulators reverse course in case between Dominion and solar developers
South Carolina's Public Service Commission reversed an earlier ruling on how much Dominion Energy must pay independent solar developers for grid power, bowing to public pressure from environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.…
Sun setting on nuclear energy: Authority pulls plug on new reactors
“the future is in a "more cost-effective, renewable energy source."”
South Carolina raises rates Dominion must pay to solar providers, reversing earlier decision
“And then came this administrative ruling that seemed to be in direct conflict with that.”
Solar farm being built to cut carbon use at Vanderbilt, but study says TVA falling short on energy efficiency
Vanderbilt University has signed an agreement with Nashville Electric Service and the Tennessee Valley Authority to purchase power from a new 35-megawatt solar farm in Bedford County, developed by Silicon Ranch, to help meet its carbon-neutral…
It's Getting Easier to be Green
“TVA gets 60 percent of its electricity from burning coal”
TVA fired up about 'green' power
“This is something that we would want to jump on and support 100 percent”
'Green' power option in the making
“This is long overdue and I think there could be a lot of interest among customers interested in promoting more use of renewable resources”
KUB won't be in TVA's green-power experiment
“Green power shouldn't be a casualty of KUB-TVA disagreements”
Green power first blow for the environment
An editorial in The Mountain endorses a green power program offered by Sevier County Electric System, one of 10 TVA customers purchasing renewable energy. The program will feature a solar unit at Dollywood and allow households…
Covenant Blows Off Windmill Proposal
“Clearly, we're disappointed that both Covenant and the few people on the mountain that opposed us decided to kill this project. This may set us back on time a bit, but it in no way deters us from going forward with wind power.”
TVA deal will expand Tennessee wind farm
“TVA has been a leader in the region with wind power. With this expansion, TVA continues to demonstrate that wind technologies are both feasible and desirable for the Southeast”
NES to test market for 'green' electricity
“We feel it's an important way to get renewable energy into the valley — transition away from coal and nuclear”
Memphis wavering on 'green power'
“There's no reason they shouldn't participate”