Energy Efficiency Creates 387% Return On Investment For US Southeast
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 2010-2013.
Alabama
Jobs, Jobs, Jobs
The following guest post is actually a month old. Unfortunately, it was passed on to me by the author while I was in the midst of an extreme health crisis. But the article (reposted from AL.com) is what we might call an “evergreen” article. It tackles one of the most … [continued]
California vs Texas on Solar Power (Infographic)
Our friends over at renewableenergysolar.net have made a new solar smackdown infographic. 1Sun4All.com asked how California would compare to Texas. The following infographic shows us the results. Check out the numbers on total solar Companies and solar jobs per capita below! Would you like to know how your state ranks? RenewableEnergySolar will make a custom infographic for you! Click … [continued]
Pioneer Green Energy Bringing Wind Projects To The South
Texas-based renewable energy company Pioneer Green Energy has announced plans to develop two wind energy projects in northeast Alabama, the state’s first wind energy facilities. “These wind energy projects will increase our energy independence and help move the country away from unstable foreign energy supplies,” stated David Savage, Pioneer Green Energy … [continued]
Alabama Power Deal to Bring in Low-Cost Wind Power from Oklahoma, Kansas
The 20-year deal to bring wind power to Alabama from two TradeWind Energy wind farms is enough to meet 3% of Alabama Power customers’ consumption…and it’s going to cost less than what it would have cost the utility to produce it. Sourcing clean, renewable wind power from the Chisholm View and Buffalo Dunes Wind Projects contributes to delivering substantial local green job and economic gains, carbon and GHG emissions reductions and other health and environmental benefits. […]
States Lead in Freeing the Grid for Small-Scale Renewable Energy
A new report ranks states on net metering and interconnection policies designed to boost small-scale renewables. […]
First Turbine Going Up on Enel–GE Energy Financial’s 235-MW Chisholm View Wind Farm
The first of 140 turbines is being erected on the Oklahoma wind farm, a project developed by TradeWind Energy and owned by Enel NA and GE Energy Financial Services that’s expected to inject some $5 million into the local economy, create 150 jobs, and avoid CO2 emissions equivalent to taking 110,000 cars off the road. […]
DOE Finds 12 GW of Untapped Hydro Potential on Ol’ Man River
The U.S. has 78 GW of hydropower – that supplied about 63 percent of all the power from renewable sources last year. But there are also 80,000 navigation locks, dams and high river flows that could be utilized to generate electricity. The Ohio River and the Mississippi River are especially rich in this untapped renewable resource. … [continued]
