CleanTechnica » South Carolina http://cleantechnica.com Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Tue, 30 Dec 2014 18:48:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 Solar Powered Cars, Top Solar Stocks (+ Other Solar Stories) http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/12/16/solar-powered-cars-solar-news-3/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2014 16:50:01 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=76426 In case you just can’t get enough solar news, analysis, and commentary, here’s a big link drop of good solar stories we haven’t already covered on CleanTechnica. Solar powered cars, solar trees, top solar stocks, and much, much more. Enjoy! Fun Solar EV Charging Rocks, But Which Option To Choose? Solar Trees For Solar-Powered EVs Solar

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/08/04/south-carolina-solar-rising/feed/ 6 80 MW Solar Power Plant Approved For North Carolina http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/80-mw-solar-power-plant-approved-north-carolina/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/80-mw-solar-power-plant-approved-north-carolina/#comments Fri, 04 Jul 2014 19:00:18 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=68921 The state of North Carolina has approved the connection of an 80 MW solar power plant to the Duke Energy grid

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/07/04/80-mw-solar-power-plant-approved-north-carolina/feed/ 1 South Carolina Sees The Light About Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/south-carolina-sees-light-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/south-carolina-sees-light-solar/#comments Mon, 26 May 2014 21:10:05 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=67382 Originally published on the ECOreport. The American Legislative Exchange Council’s (ALEC) hold on South Carolina is weakening. The controversial lobbying organization has been so firmly entrenched that there is a special provision for it in the state’s lobbying law. According to Section 2-17-90: “No public official or public employee may accept lodging, transportation, entertainment, food, meals,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/05/26/south-carolina-sees-light-solar/feed/ 0 The Double Agent and the Gorilla, Part 3 http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/double-agent-gorilla-part-3/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/double-agent-gorilla-part-3/#comments Tue, 08 Apr 2014 11:50:13 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=65061 Not long ago, I wrote about Clean Power Finance and its President and CEO Nat Kreamer. At the time, Kreamer — a former military man — appeared to be serving as a “double agent,” playing both sides of the monopoly utilities’ crusade against rooftop solar. Several months later, the double agent has shown his true

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/04/08/double-agent-gorilla-part-3/feed/ 3 Energy Efficiency Creates 387% Return On Investment For US Southeast http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/energy-efficiency-creates-387-return-on-investment-for-us-southeast/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/energy-efficiency-creates-387-return-on-investment-for-us-southeast/#comments Mon, 03 Mar 2014 20:03:31 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=63421 New analysis shows energy efficiency programs created a 387% return on investment and $78.3 million in total economic output across eight Southeastern US states from 2010-

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2014/03/03/energy-efficiency-creates-387-return-on-investment-for-us-southeast/feed/ 0 Chevrolet Volt Testimonial http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/30/chevrolet-volt-testimonial/ http://cleantechnica.com/2014/01/30/chevrolet-volt-testimonial/#comments Thu, 30 Jan 2014 09:00:35 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=61884 Originally published on GM-Volt. By Jeff Cobb. My Chevrolet Volt story began in 2010. After following news reports and releases about Chevrolet’s new E-REV in 2008, I became fascinated with the idea of owning and commuting with an automobile that had power and delivery and would put to rest the paradigm that electric vehicles could

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/12/04/15000-new-green-jobs-announced-across-america-in-3q-2013/feed/ 45 Most Attractive States For Investing In Solar http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/#comments Sun, 24 Nov 2013 23:17:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=59318 Originally published on Cost of Solar. –> See how much money solar power could save you! There are a lot of ways to evaluate the attractiveness of a place for renewable energy or solar energy investment, and to evaluate the best solar states. Of course, it depends on what factors and assumptions you take into account,

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/24/attractive-states-investing-solar/feed/ 0 Nuclear Power Plant in South Carolina At Risk For Shutdown http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/nuclear-power-plant-in-south-carolina-at-risk-for-shutdown/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/nuclear-power-plant-in-south-carolina-at-risk-for-shutdown/#comments Thu, 08 Aug 2013 16:26:24 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=54838 A nuclear power plant located near Hartsville, South Carolina is at risk for being shut down, according to a research study conducted at the Vermont Law School. However, the plant has a license to operate until 2030 and operators Duke Energy say they have no plans to retire it early. Maintaining older nuclear power plants

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/08/08/nuclear-power-plant-in-south-carolina-at-risk-for-shutdown/feed/ 0 Envision Plans To Install 2,300 Rotating Solar Tree Car Shelters In South Carolina http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/envision-plans-to-install-2300-rotating-solar-tree-car-shelters-in-south-carolina/ http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/envision-plans-to-install-2300-rotating-solar-tree-car-shelters-in-south-carolina/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 11:30:47 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=48653 According to Inhabitat, roughly 160 billion square feet of land have been paved and used just as parking lots for cars. Envision plans to use some of this space to accommodate solar panels structures called solar tree car shelters. Is this wasting even more space? Not quite. The solar tree shelters are using the little extra

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2013/02/21/envision-plans-to-install-2300-rotating-solar-tree-car-shelters-in-south-carolina/feed/ 4 Duke Energy To Contribute $2 Million To Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE) Program http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/08/duke-energy-to-contribute-2-million-to-palmetto-clean-energy-pace-program/ http://cleantechnica.com/2012/11/08/duke-energy-to-contribute-2-million-to-palmetto-clean-energy-pace-program/#comments Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:48:56 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=44890   Duke Energy, the largest electric power holding company in the United States, has contributed $2 million to Palmetto Clean Energy (PaCE), a South Carolina non-profit program which is designed to improve the quality of the environment by promoting development of renewable energy sources. “Spearheading the advancement of technologies that promote the generation of electric

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2012/07/18/states-lead-in-freeing-the-grid-for-small-scale-renewable-energy/feed/ 1 Boeing to Build its New 787s Entirely on Solar Power http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/22/boeing-to-build-its-new-787s-entirely-on-solar-power/ http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/22/boeing-to-build-its-new-787s-entirely-on-solar-power/#comments Fri, 22 Apr 2011 19:55:03 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=26234 From SeattlePI comes news that Boeing will provide 100% of its power from a huge solar array on the roof of its manufacturing plant in South Carolina. "This will be a 100 percent renewable energy site and it's the first site we have in the world that is making that commitment," said Jim Albaugh, president and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2011/04/22/boeing-to-build-its-new-787s-entirely-on-solar-power/feed/ 1 Anti-Nuclear Ads by Friends of the Earth http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/28/friends-of-the-earth-anti-nuclear-ads/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/28/friends-of-the-earth-anti-nuclear-ads/#comments Sun, 28 Feb 2010 21:17:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=6246 . I think it’s commonly known now that Obama is quite supportive of nuclear power. He mentioned it prominently in his State of the Union speech as a form of clean energy (“to create more of these clean energy jobs, we need more production, more efficiency, more incentives. And that means building a new generation

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/02/28/friends-of-the-earth-anti-nuclear-ads/feed/ 15 Conservative Republican a Strong Climate Change Activist http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/08/conservative-republican-a-strong-climate-change-activist/ http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/08/conservative-republican-a-strong-climate-change-activist/#comments Fri, 08 Jan 2010 08:01:54 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4402 That’s right, you read the headline correctly. Republican Senator Lindsey Graham from South Carolina is getting censored by his own colleagues because of his clean energy, reduce greenhouse gases and carbon pollution, improve energy security message, but he is not letting up. The Senator gave a speech this week that looks like it could have

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]]> http://cleantechnica.com/2010/01/08/conservative-republican-a-strong-climate-change-activist/feed/ 27 China Now Spending $9 Billion a Month on Renewable energy http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/01/china-now-spending-9-billion-a-month-on-renewable-energy/ http://cleantechnica.com/2009/12/01/china-now-spending-9-billion-a-month-on-renewable-energy/#comments Wed, 02 Dec 2009 00:09:44 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=4096 The US is falling behind in the clean energy race, Steven Chu told a Clemson University symposium, while visiting South Carolina on Monday. The University has just won a Department of Energy grant for wind testing at a world-class level, and will be testing wind turbines larger than ever before seen in this country, as

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