Tag: tennessee

Tennessee Valley Authority and Origis Energy to solar power Google data centers

The Tennessee Valley Authority has confirmed that the new 100-megawatt solar facility in Obion County, Tennessee, will supply carbon-free energy to Google’s data centers in Clarksville, Tenn., and Hollywood, Ala. Florida-based solar developer Origis Energy is using TVA’s nationally recognized Green Invest program to develop the solar farm. The GreenRead More — Solar Builder magazine

November 10, 2020
Tennessee denies request to lift cap on solar system size in GPP program

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has decided against making a widely supported improvement to its small scale solar energy program, Green Power Providers (GPP). TVA’s GPP program allows homeowners, businesses, municipalities, and other property owners to invest, install and safely interconnect solar energy systems to the grid and be compensated byRead More — Solar Builder magazine

August 17, 2017
Southern States Need to Divest From Coal and Invest in Renewable Energy

By Angela Garrone The cost of importing coal is a drain on the economies of Southeastern states, particularly in those states that rely heavily on coal-fired power. In an updated report, Burning Coal, Burning Cash the Union of Concerned Scientists use updated market data to determine just how much money is leaving the Southeast to…

January 15, 2014
Dirty Hands: 77 ALEC Bills Advance Big Oil, Big Ag Agenda in 2013

ALEC bills in recent years have pulled states out of regional climate initiatives, opposed carbon dioxide emission standards, created hurdles for state agencies attempting to regulate pollution and tried to stop …

August 2, 2013
Oil and Gas Industry Targets Tennessee After State Passes Fracking Rules

The relatively untapped Chattanooga shale field—which runs from southern Kentucky through central Tennessee—will soon see a long awaited incursion of major gas and oil companies …

June 10, 2013