Utility Expense Control in 2025 & Beyond

Utility Expense Control in 2025 & Beyond Do you know how much you’re paying per kilowatt-hour for electricity to run your facility?  Here are the averages per the US Energy Information Administration.  Berkeley Lab reports that average retail electricity prices rose 4.8% annually from 2019 through 2023.  Kiplinger suggests businesses should plan for another 2% to 4% higher rate for electricity in […]

Demand for renewables like solar photovoltaics is only headed up, according to virtually every industry outlook for 2025 and beyond.  This seems to stem from a variety of reasons, including the need to increase the capacity of the nation’s electrical power grid. Here are a few examples from government, industry, and third-party reporting sources: The […]

How is a leading global manufacturer of mechanical seals planning for the future with its energy choices?  In a first-of-its kind solar plus storage project by a global corporation in Tennessee, AESSEAL Inc.’s North American Headquarters is supporting its NetZero sustainability efforts.  This project is the focus of a new Energizing Tenneessee podcast by the […]

Statement to TVA by Solar Alliance Southeast: Input for 2025 Integrated Resource Plan  The unprecedented rate of technological advancement afoot right now will continue to impact economic development, infrastructure and quality of life in our region. We believe the Tennessee Valley Authority has an outsized role in realizing these benefits in the valley.  This is […]

Liberty Place Now Open Knoxville’s Community Development Corporation (KCDC) is now able to provide permanant housing along with integral support services for veterans with the opening of its new Liberty Place facility.  Community leaders gathered for a late November ribbon cutting.  A portion of the energy needed to run this new facility is provided from […]

Congratulations! Congratulations to the team at AESSEAL Inc. for receiving the 2024 Tom Ballard Advanced Energy Leadership Award at the recent Opportunities in Energy conference of the Tennessee Advanced Energy Business Council.  In attendance to receive the award on behalf of the company were AESSEAL Inc.’s Head of Operations Chris Staackmann as well as Operations […]

Evolving policies and federal incentives are at the center of how Kentucky leaders are managing energy needs, environmental stewardship and economic development.  At their fall gathering of the Governor’s Conference for Energy and the Environment, Team Kentucky shared policy updates and broad planning ideas, while community stakeholders networked for ways to strengthen neighborhoods and better […]

Faith On Display Clean, solar energy is putting faith on display in the form of environmental stewardship at First Presbyterian Church of Oak Ridge, 1051 Oak Ridge Turnpike. A newly installed rooftop solar photovoltaic system with storage will now be offsetting a portion of electrical requirements for the church sanctuary and education buildings. Over the […]

Grant Deadline Looming Up to a million dollars!  Yes, that is possibly how much a single energy project could receive when Uncle Sam steps in to support your renewable energy efforts. You have less than a month to submit your grant application for the Rural Energy for America Program.  The next posted deadline is September […]

Have you seen the latest energy news on the web at KnoxTNToday?  Here’s a roundup of the latest articles you’ll find there, produced by our team here at Solar Alliance: More Money for Local Utility Companies Veterans Support Via Solar-Powered Subsidized Housing Plant a Tree, Save the Planet Pollinator Gardens for Solar Arrays Old-Fashioned Ice […]