JEA’s new solar program: The good, the bad, and the ugly
The JEA board yesterday approved a new solar package that was put together by its staff on a very tight timeline despite a months-long stakeholder process. JEA is the largest municipal utility…
Time for Virgin Islands to Transfer Power, to Renewables
This blog was written by Simon Mahan, former Energy Policy Manager at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
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…
Tesla needs dirt cheap power to charge PowerWall and PowerPack, but from where?
Tesla, the electric car company, is announcing today that it will begin providing batteries to power households and utilities. Already, the blogosphere is catching fire with excitement over the new PowerWall product.…
For Renewable Energy, The Future is Now
There's been some pretty amazing news for renewable energy recently. Just this week, a consortium of companies announced that they will build a $4 billion wind farm, connected to a $2.6 billion…