Looking beyond Solyndra to REAP big rewards
All the hype over the Solyndra collapse has got me thinking. Most of the criticisms of the Solyndra collapse have focused on the quantity of money, but by now it’s clear that…
2011 Solar Home Tour makes Stop at Smith Residence
Knoxville's 2011 Solar Home Tour is October 22. SACE is excited about this year's annual tour, and welcomes the recent expansion of solar energy development in east Tennessee. I am especially excited…
Solar Decathlon impresses despite nasty weather
All week last week, while traveling to Denver for a conference by the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, I was looking forward to the Solar Decathlon. (No offense to ACEEE…
Hold Solyndra to Higher Standards than Oil and Nuclear Energy?
As more details about the Solyndra bankruptcy and governmental support for the now-defunct solar manufacturer emerge, an important question is going to have to be addressed: What now? Renewable energy is wildly…
TVA decision to downsize Generation Partners defies logic
Imagine you were head of an agency charged with providing affordable energy, stewarding the environment and supporting economic development and technological innovation. Now imagine that the agency operated a program that fostered…
Behind the scenes look at Georgia biodiesel plant
The following blog post was written by Claire Pendergrast, SACE summer intern (Atlanta office). I wish her all the best at Dartmouth this Fall and beyond. To round out the final days…
Green Job Training in the Southeast
Recently, it seems that every politician has the exact same top three priorities: Jobs, Jobs and Jobs. Some of those jobs can come in the form of green jobs. Green jobs vary…
Utility CEO Speaks Truth
I wanted to share with you an article I read by Don Shelby of minnpost.com. The piece, “Rising from meter-reader to CEO, Xcel’s Dick Kelly has sound perspective on the environment,” is…
Florida PSC should look to North Carolina
North Carolina is increasing energy efficiency, cutting waste I'm a native Floridian and as long as I can remember, there's always been a special relationship between Florida and North Carolina, especially in…
Proposed Law Would Double Amount of Solar Power Sold in NC by 2018
A bill introduced in the North Carolina General Assembly, aptly titled the Solar Jobs Bill, would require utilities to double the amount of solar power sold to customers in North Carolina by…