How Solar Could Help Replace Coal in Central Florida
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
SACE to Host Series of Department of Energy Meetings for Solar Funding Opportunity
This blog was written by Alissa Schafer, former Solar Policy & Communications Manager at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Broad Coalition Helps Solar Win in Florida On 1
This is a guest blog originally published by FL SUN (Florida Solar United Neighborhoods) a cooperative effort spearheaded by League of Women Voters and supported by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Alabama PSC limits public words on energy mix... draw them a picture instead
This blog was written by Amelia Shenstone, former Regional Advocacy Director with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Thankful for More Solar in Alabama
While the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has been retiring old coal plants or investing in expensive pollution controls to keep other coal plants operational, it has primarily focused on replacing any lost…
Q and A: Republican seeks to build on South Carolina’s solar momentum
This post originally appeared in Southeast Energy News on Nov. 21, 2016 and was written by Jim Pierobon. The original post can be found here. Former four-term South Carolina Congressman Gresham Barrett…
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…
How one southeastern city is connecting renewable energy, transit and electric cars
Last week, we published a blog on Chattanooga’s Empower Chattanooga program, a flagship project for local sustainability, non-profit green spaces, and low-income energy efficiency solutions. But, Chattanooga is also leading the way with…
Local utility quietly clouds solar future
UPDATE: Lafayette restores smart solar policy Back in 2012, my family installed a new solar power system on our home. Federal tax credits coupled with Louisiana's solar power tax credits meant we spent…
SELC, faith groups keep pushing for solar access in N.C.
Guest post from the Southern Environmental Law Center and posted originally on their blog, here. As the North Carolina Court of Appeals considers a Greensboro church’s use of a popular solar financing method,…