How Do I Go Solar?
This is a guest post by John Rogers, senior energy analyst for the Union of Concerned Scientists. John has expertise in renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies and policies, and he co-manages…
5 Reasons Utilities Are Hating on Their Solar-Producing Customers
This is a guest post by John Farrell, who is the Director of Democratic Energy at the Institute for Local Self-Reliance and widely known as the guru of distributed energy. The original…
Solar Petition Shines in Oral Argument at Court
Solar advocates likely came one step closer yesterday to allowing third party retail solar sales in Florida. The Floridians for Solar Choice (FSC) legal team went before the Florida Supreme Court to…
Solar Choice in the Florida Supreme Court
Things haven’t exactly been easy for the solar industry in the Sunshine State. Despite abundant sunshine and a largely untapped market, energy policies are under the complete control of utility monopolies…
EPA Expands the Role of Renewable Energy in the Final Clean Power Plan
This guest post was written by Jeff Deyette, Assistant Director of Research and Analysis for Clean Energy with the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS). The original posting can be found here. On…
Is TVA's New Integrated Resource Plan a Wise Path Forward?
My staff and I very much appreciated the opportunity to engage closely with TVA staff throughout the development of TVA's 2015 Integrated Resource Plan. Not only did TVA engage stakeholders and its…
If TVA Reinvented its Fire
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Solar Financing Paves the Way for Market Growth
In a new study recently published by Green Tech Media, it was reported that 72% of all residential solar installed in 2014 was the result of what the solar industry calls the…
Final Clean Power Plan Safeguards Public Health and Spurs Clean Energy Growth
On Monday, President Obama announced the release of the finalized Clean Power Plan, our nation's first regulations to limit carbon pollution from existing fossil-fueled power plants. The Clean Power Plan, as crafted…
6 Things Every American Should Know About the Clean Power Plan
This blogpost was written by EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy and originally published on August 3rd on EPA Connect Blog here. Today, President Obama will unveil the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) Clean Power…