To Avoid Price Shocks, We Must Meet Energy Needs
This guest post, written by SACE consultant Susan Glickman, originally appeared in the Sunshine State News, 22-Aug-12. Read the post and view the comments here. The energy challenges of the 21st century demand…
Hands Across the Sand: A Tale of Two Coasts
This post was co-authored by Liz Kazal, Mississippi Campus Organizer for Southern Energy Network. Folly Beach photos courtesy of Foxworthy Studios. On Saturday, August 4, 180 communities in 32 states and 15…
Solar and Wind Energy Subsidies Should Continue Forever
This blog, written by Zachary Shahan, was originally posted on Cleantechnica and can be found here. It seems that every day I’m reading (or even writing) about solar and wind energy’s prices…
Fossil Fueled Extreme Weather and the Executives of Climate Change
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0NrS2L6KcE “Welcome to the rest of our lives.” This is a quote from an interview with Washington Post columnist Eugene Robinson, as he describes the extreme weather we are experiencing with rapidly…
Just Another Two Billion Dollars Between Friends
Under the leadership duo of Bill Sansom's tenure as the Tennessee Valley Authority's Board Chairman and Tom Kilgore's years as CEO, we have witnessed some of the largest financial mistakes ever made in the…
Solar Technology Propels Low Prices and Bankability for the Solar Industry
The collective US solar brain trust gathered at the Solar Solutions Conference in Memphis, TN presented by the Tennessee Valley Authority and the Tennessee Solar Institute, April 10-11. The big news? Technological innovations…
SACE Solar PV Installation Goes LIVE
This blog was co-written by SACE's Renewable Energy Director, Maria Hubert. After a year of working hard on energy efficiency improvements, our Knoxville, TN office is now officially solar-powered! KUB, our…
New Ways To Track Your Energy Usage in 2012
As February is already getting under way, I’d like to share with you some new and innovative ways to help make 2012 your most energy-aware year ever. Obviously, confronting energy issues doesn’t…
Wind Power is the Most Under Exploited Energy Opportunity in the Southern U.S.
This blog is a guest post by Herman K. Trabish originally posted at greentechmedia. New technologies make the Southern states’ wind resources a new frontier for developers. The U.S. has nearly 45,000…
2011 Solar Home Tour makes Stop at Smith Residence
Knoxville's 2011 Solar Home Tour is October 22. SACE is excited about this year's annual tour, and welcomes the recent expansion of solar energy development in east Tennessee. I am especially excited…