Wind and solar power ready to help states meet EPA rule
This guest post, written by Tom Kiernan and Rhone Resch, was originally published on June 18 in The Hill and can be viewed here. Kiernan is CEO of the American Wind Energy Association…
New DOE Report Shows Trend Toward Larger Offshore Turbines
This blog post was written by Chris Long and published at INTO THE WIND, the American Wind Energy Association's blog. The original post is available here. The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)…
Rhode Island Proves Providential for Offshore Wind Energy
Last week in Providence, Rhode Island, the American Wind Energy Association and the Offshore Wind Development Coalition hosted the annual Offshore WINDPOWER Expo. As I mentioned previously, this was my fifth offshore…
I'm attending Offshore WINDPOWER, are you?
This year, the American Wind Energy Association and the Offshore Wind Development Coalition are hosting their Offshore WINDPOWER conference in Providence, Rhode Island on October 22-23. This annual event usually draws about 1,000…
Boosting Renewable Energy to 25% of Electricity Supply in Western U.S. Would Cut Pollution, Save Billions
This guest post was authored by Michael Goggin and originally published on the American Wind Energy Association's Into the Wind blog. The Western U.S. could reap huge benefits in pollution savings and…
SACE Staff Bring Clean Energy Successes to the Southeast
SACE Director of Policy & Communications, Jennifer Rennicks, contributed to this post. As a regional organization, SACE staffers have the unique opportunity of working with a huge number of outstanding organizations and…
Congress Fiddles while the Wind Industry Burns
The United States House of Representatives has suspended legislative activity until after November 6th. The House has done this with it's all-time-low 10% approval rating earning it a status of "Worst. Congress. Ever." Since Congress…
Frankly Peaking: Transmission Integration of Wind and Solar
In the Southeast, we dream of a power system largely supplied by renewable energy generation and storage, the kind that is being introduced in other regions of the United States. Up to…
Community Wind Could Show Power in Numbers
One of the hot topics at AWEA’s Windpower conference last week was community wind. What makes a wind farm a “community wind” project, you ask? Community wind projects are generally spearheaded by…
Wind Energy Creates Good Jobs and Green Jobs in the Southeast
Last week, I presented on wind energy at the Good Jobs, Green Jobs conference in Atlanta hosted by the Blue Green Alliance. The Southeast isn't well known as a bastion for wind…