SACE Solar PV Installation Goes LIVE
This blog was co-written by SACE's Renewable Energy Director, Maria Hubert. After a year of working hard on energy efficiency improvements, our Knoxville, TN office is now officially solar-powered! KUB, our…
GAO takes a close look at TVA efficiency efforts and expense planning
The federal Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in December that takes a hard look at the Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA) energy efficiency efforts and capital expenditure planning. The report recommends…
Tis the Season to Harness Old Man Winter
Winter is by far my least favorite season. With the time change, and sinking sun, it gets and stays dark outside much longer than any other season. Not that you'd want to…
Study highlights the growing solar value chain in Tennessee
A recent study released by the Tennessee Solar Institute (TSI) highlights the state's growing solar value chain as one of the bright spots in Tennessee's economy, but warns that Tennessee must remain…
Energy subsidies in a free market
This blog was written by John D. Wilson, former Deputy Director for Regulatory Policy at the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy.
Revitalizing a Community with Environment in Mind: A New Hope in New Norris
This blog was written by SACE intern Jeannie McKinney and Natalie Mims. Our nation has seen an exponential rise in environmental activism and energy problem solving within the last decade, and the…
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…
Southeast is movin on up in ACEEE state scorecard ranking
The American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE ) released their 5th annual state scorecard on energy efficiency yesterday and the results, not surprisingly, support that the efficiency sector continues to…
Turn Words into Action; Turn Action into Results
This guest post was authored by Danielle Matheson, Campus Program Communications Intern for the Southern Energy Network (SEN). Energy Awareness Month is happening now and for the rest of October! There are…
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…