Gage Skidmore / Wikimedia Commons U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis of North Carolina speaking at the 2016 Conservative Political Action Conference. Tom Darden is CEO of Cherokee, a North Carolina-based investment company, and a member of the Environmental Defense Fund’s North Carolina Advisory Board. With a closely divided Congress and big challenges to meet, America needs leaders … [Read more...] about Commentary: Finding common ground to advance clean energy, local economies in N.C.
Massachusetts solar loans program leaves banks with confidence to lend
As the program ends, private solar lending will continue but low-income homeowners may be left behind. Massachusetts’ lauded solar loan program is drawing to a close this month, leaving behind a more robust solar financing market but also taking away a tool that lenders and installers say has been invaluable in bringing the benefits of solar power to underserved … [Read more...] about Massachusetts solar loans program leaves banks with confidence to lend
Illinois hangs over a ‘solar cliff’ — and developers gaze into the unknown
The final incentives from the state’s 2017 Future Energy Jobs Act were awarded on Monday as solar developers plead for a legislative fix next month. … [Read more...] about Illinois hangs over a ‘solar cliff’ — and developers gaze into the unknown
Report: Dominion Energy must start planning now for coal plant transition
An analysis warns that market forces and policy changes put the underperforming Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center on a path to abrupt closure. … [Read more...] about Report: Dominion Energy must start planning now for coal plant transition
Twin Cities program uses solar as incentive to expand affordable housing
Marufish / Flickr / Creative Commons The Metropolitan Council’s Solar-for-Vouchers pilot program aims to use solar to entice property owners to invest in affordable housing. The Metropolitan Council is seeking building owners who are interested in solar and open to increasing the number of units eligible for Section 8 vouchers. A regional planning agency in the Twin … [Read more...] about Twin Cities program uses solar as incentive to expand affordable housing