Kentucky’s solar pipeline looks impressive
A 125 MW project planned by utility LG&E KU joins multiple other 100+ MW projects approved by state regulators this year.
Startup Sunday: copper thin film material wins DOE award
Also starting up: Dutch two-seat solar EV for ride sharing, and French company Supersola releases a plug-and-play solar module.
Does the Southeast need wholesale power markets in order to hit its renewable goals?
A new report from ACORE, the American Clean Power Association, and SEIA explores the benefits of instituting real-time, wholesale energy markets across the 12 Southeast states as a way to accelerate renewable resource adoption.
ACCIONA gets a green light for Kentucky’s largest solar project
The 188 MW Fleming County Solar Project represents an exponential increase in solar capacity for the Bluegrass state and is part of a larger portfolio the company is developing for Amazon.
Facebook and General Motors sign up for Kentucky solar
The two corporations signed up for solar energy capacity using Tennessee Valley Authority’s Green Invest program.
10 energy bills to watch in the 2021 state legislative session
From Hawaii banning fossil fuels to Kentucky outlawing floating solar PV, these 10 energy bills are worth watching in 2021
Lawsuit challenges TVA’s anti-solar “never-ending contracts” with its utility customers
The utilities that buy power from TVA, and the 10 million people they serve, will be limited in accessing low-cost solar power unless a federal court invalidates what a lawsuit calls TVA’s “never-ending contracts.” Three citizens’ groups brought the lawsuit, claiming TVA violated a federal environmental law.
Kentucky city of 28,000 selects 50 MW of solar to help lower electric bills
Henderson, Kentucky’s municipal utility selected 50 MW of solar, which will provide 15% of its annual electricity. “In western Kentucky we do have a pretty good solar resource,” says the utility’s general manager.
Morning Brief: Rick Perry bucked Congress’s clean energy mandate
Also in the brief: How a conservative coal county built the biggest community solar energy project in East Kentucky. Why 30M solar rooftops should be in the next relief bill
The Southeast has become a dual peaking region
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has made that determination after studying the annual maximum peaks for 22 different utility planning authorities over from 1998 to 2018.
