Memphians Ask TVA for Energy Efficiency Solutions to Extreme Energy Burdens
This blog is the second in a series SACE is publishing on recent energy efficiency meetings between TVA and community members all across the Tennessee Valley. The first blog, focusing on TVA…
O’ TVA Where Art Thou? Rural Community Members Ask TVA for Energy Efficiency Programs
This is a joint blog between Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Appalachian Voices. It is also the first in a series SACE will publish on recent energy efficiency meetings between TVA…
Climate Change, Zika Virus, TVA and Clean Line Windpower , Dr. Stephen A. Smith
Below are the public comments given by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's Executive Director, Dr. Stephen A. Smith, to the TVA Board of Directors during a public meeting held August 25, 2016. First,…
Colorado shows path forward on renewable energy
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Seriously, utilities, buy wind NOW (yes, this year)
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Coal Ash Management Forum Offers Insight into Industry Perspectives
On July 21 - July 22, 2016, SACE staff attended the Coal Ash Management Forum in Charlotte, NC. The forum was organized by the Environmental Research and Education Foundation (EREF) which funds research on…
TVA to Demolish Alabama Coal Plant to Make Way for Google's "Clean" Data Center
The Tennessee Valley Authority is ready to move ahead with plans to demolish its Widows Creek coal plant located in Stevenson, Alabama. In accordance with environmental regulations, TVA analyzed environmental impacts associated…
Sen. Alexander: Enough With the Hot Air, Stop Bashing Wind Power
Yet again, Tennessee senior senator, Sen. Lamar Alexander (R), has channelled his inner Don Quixote and is tilting at windmills - well, wind turbines to be exact. Just this week he took…
Eyes on the Prize: EPA Moves Forward on Clean Energy Despite Paused Clean Power Plan
As April came to an end, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sent a strong signal that it wasn't going to let the current political and legal battle keep it from moving some…
Why is 2016 the Year of the Wind?
This blog is part of the Southern Wind Energy Association’s Windy Wednesday series leading up to the wind energy industry’s largest annual event, WINDPOWER 2016, being hosted in New Orleans May 23-26. Registration and details…