TVA: The Time to Contract for Clean Line's Wind Power is Now
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.
"Dirty Dozen" 2016 presents yet another strike against coal-fired Plant Hammond
A new report, released on November 16, explains the concerning weaknesses of Georgia's water pollution permits. When these permits are inevitably strengthened to limit mercury, arsenic, lead, and other toxic discharges from…
Environmental Community Responds To DEQ Secretary’s Letter To Incoming Trump Administration
RALEIGH – A coalition of environmental advocacy groups responded to a letter sent November 16, 2016 by current NC DEQ Secretary Donald van der Vaart and others to President-Elect Donald Trump with…
What do the 2016 election results mean for energy efficiency?
This guest post was authored by Steven Nadel, Executive Director of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) and was originally published on ACEEE's blog here. Now that the hard-fought…
The Local Power Company of the Future?! Chattanooga's EPB Lights the Way for Others
Imagine a world where your local power company calls you and tells you they've identified a potential problem with your home that is causing you to have unnecessarily high utility bills. Imagine…
Glasgow EPB's "mystery hour" rate gets a reboot
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Scapegoating Rooftop Solar
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Floridians REJECT anti-solar Amendment 1!
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Lafayette restores smart solar policy
Late on November 7th, a local Lafayette, Louisiana newspaper (The Independent) posted a story, "About-face: LUS seeks repeal of ‘solar tax’ ordinance." Lafayette is restoring its smart solar policy! On November 1st, I published…
TGIF! Paris Climate Agreement Officially International Law
Today, the historic Paris Agreement, our first global agreement to limit carbon emissions and keep the global average temperature increase below 20C, officially became international law. Happy Friday, Earth! 192 countries signed…