Southeastern Communities Get Million Dollar Sustainability Boost
The Southeast has long struggled to meet its resident’s needs for energy efficiency retrofits and lower utility bills. The reason why the programs that meet those needs struggle to get off the…
Building a Resilient Energy Plan. Step One: Diverse Community Engagement
This post is the first in a series of blogs that will follow the efforts of Western North Carolina’s Energy Innovation Task Force to reduce peak load in the region through demand…
3 Reasons Why 2015 Was the Biggest Year Ever for Coal Ash
2015 was a watershed year for our work on coal ash. It's been over seven years since the catastrophic coal ash spill in Kingston, TN and nearly two years since the spill along…
Energy Independence Goal Passed for Buncombe County, NC
Last night, North Carolina's Buncombe County Board of Commissioners adopted an Energy Independence Resolution that commits the county to achieving an 80 percent reduction in its carbon footprint through an annual 2…