New program aims to help Black Belt access alternative fuel projects
This program will have a substantial positive economic impact in the Black Belt.
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Innovate Alabama invests $1 million into transforming the state’s clean energy future
With this $1 million investment, JES is among the first companies to receive funding from InvestAL.
October 29, 2024
Clean energy is powering a stronger future for Alabama
The clean energy sector is a potential economic powerhouse for Alabama.
September 4, 2024
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See recent postsPowering U.S. job creation, economic growth with clean energy
It is critical that the United States continues to invest in growing our clean energy economy and workforce here at home.
First Solar to open $1.1 billion Alabama facility, creating over 700 jobs
The new project will create over 700 new clean energy manufacturing jobs in North Alabama.
November 17, 2022
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See recent postsDon’t abandon reliable energy
We should take a more realistic and methodical approach to the current and future mix of energy sources we rely upon.
Energy Institute of Alabama highlights state’s electric vehicle sector
Alabama has seen a more than 40 percent growth year over year in the number of registered electric vehicles, or EV’s.
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See recent postsDarkness is sunny California
California is plagued by unreliable access to electric power, a situation that will persist for years to come. It’s happening as part of Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS), one component of the wildfire prevention plans implemented by electric utilities and approved by regulatory commissioners appointed by the governor. During periods of significant wildfire threat, the … Continued
Coalition of gulf state groups release policy platform on climate change, inequality
There are important omissions in the sweeping federal Green New Deal proposal, said members of a coalition of gulf state organizations in an announcement Wednesday of the coalition’s policy platform. The Gulf South for a Green New Deal, made up of 49 organizations in Texas, Luisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, was formed this year to … Continued
Alabama PSC commissioners signed letter written by coal lobbying group, sent them to federal agency
Alabama Public Service commissioners Chip Beeker and Jeremy Oden both signed their names to letters they did not write and sent them to a federal agency on behalf of a coal lobbying firm. The body of Beeker’s Sept. 6 letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) was virtually identical to letters written by utility … Continued