Wind Potential in Tennessee
When a community wants to learn more about alternative energy, the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has always been willing to listen. We rarely have an opportunity to step in and physically…
Citizens Take Just Say No To Coal to the Streets
On April 20th citizens from across the country descended on Charlotte, North Carolina to deliver a "Call to Conscience" message to Jim Rogers and Duke Energy that construction of the 800 MW…
Reassessing renewable energy
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Economy drives electric power use down in Southeast
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Visualizing The Grid
A fun and informative link on NPR about the grid and power plants. Here's a snip showing coal plants in the Southeast. Visit NPR's site to see more.
With friends like this....
Last Sunday, “60 Minutes” on CBS aired an interview with Duke Energy’s CEO, Jim Rogers. I watched the segment again last night, and I wanted to take a minute to reflect on…
Duke Energy CEO and NASA climate scientist featured on "60 Minutes"
In a preview of this Sunday's episode of "60 Minutes," which will feature Duke Energy's CEO and Jim Hansen (NASA's top climate scientist), Sue Sturgis over at the Institute for Southern Studies…
Florida's renewable energy future in jeopardy. Meanwhile, where is the Governor?
The prospect of the Florida Legislature passing a Florida renewable energy target (RPS) that would drive investment and jobs in renewable energy technologies is in serious jeopardy – in fact, the Florida…
Smith Family solar home
I wanted to get a post up about my family's solar home. I started a much longer version, but have not had the time to finish, so here is the short version.…
TVA distributors looking to expand into owning generation facilities
The debate over building new generation in the Tennessee Valley could take a significant turn with the passage of legislation currently being considered in the Tennessee legislature. This legislation would give the…