Is TVA's New Integrated Resource Plan a Wise Path Forward?
My staff and I very much appreciated the opportunity to engage closely with TVA staff throughout the development of TVA's 2015 Integrated Resource Plan. Not only did TVA engage stakeholders and its…
White House Has Plans to Help Low-Income Communities Gain Access to Solar
Angela Garrone, Southeast Energy Research Attorney with SACE, co-wrote this blog with Alissa Jean Schafer, SACE Solar Communications and Policy Manager. In early July, the White House unveiled a new plan to help cut…
New EmPower TN initiative set to cut state utility bills by an estimated 28% with energy efficiency and renewable energy
Tennessee lawmakers have recently demonstrated that investing in clean energy is not a partisan issue, so much as it's just plain common sense. In the majority-Republican General Assembly, the state budget was…
Monopoly Utilities Orchestrate Solar Opposition Before Sunshine State Supreme Court
Florida's utilities, led by Florida Power & Light, are orchestrating a well-coordinated attack on solar power in the Sunshine State. By cashing in on political connections and donations, monopoly utilities have recruited…
TVA Advisory Board Meeting Gives Preview of Final 2015 IRP
Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority's Regional Energy Resource Council (RERC) ended two days of meetings in which they were given a preview of the recommendations in TVA's forthcoming 2015 Integrated Resource Plan…
Corporate Social Responsibility with Renewable Power, is Coca-Cola Next?
Corporations around the country and globe are finding new ways to comply with their own, voluntary and self-imposed Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) goals. CSR is frequently explained as the "triple-bottom-line" or "3P…
An Earth Day Action That Matters
It is of enormous significance that President Barack Obama is coming to Florida for Earth Day. He can go anywhere in the county, or world, and yet he chooses to come here…
The Burden: What solar can do to lift it
This is a guest post written by Alissa Jean Schafer, Marketing & Media Director of the US Solar Institute. The original post can be viewed here. Solar is a matter of national security and saving lives. This…
A Hero for Our Times: Meet Clean Energy Girl
This blog was written by Jennifer Rennicks, former Senior Director of Policy & Communications at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Solar energy future bright for Georgia
This blog entry was written by Allie Brown, former Clean Energy Advocacy Manager at SACE.