Clean Energy Stories
Lower energy costs, more clean jobs, healthier communities. The Southeast is transitioning toward a clean energy economy. Read about how your neighbors are benefitting from clean energy.
Falling in Love with the Ford F-150 Lightning: Our Family’s EV Journey
Brooke and her family in Virginia made the switch to an electric Ford F-150 Lightning—and they’re never looking back. From road trips to daily drives, their EV has been a fun, reliable, and cost-saving game-changer.
Why I Chose an EV: A Journey Toward a Cleaner Future
Kristin from Virginia switched to an EV in 2019 and hasn’t looked back. From road trips to daily wildlife rescues, she’s found EVs to be reliable, fun, and a key step in the clean energy transition.
Breathing New Life Into American Solar Manufacturing: ES Foundry Opens New SC Solar Cell Facility
A new solar cell manufacturing facility in Greenwood, South Carolina promises investment in renewable energy and local economic development with job creation and cutting-edge solar technology.
V2X: Vehicle To Everything
At Gen180, we’ve been reading, hearing, and receiving more questions about ways electric vehicles (EVs) can serve as back up electricity generation for a home or community. We spoke with two people using their EVs for this purpose.
A Car The Whole Family Can Use
I’m an Energy Specialist who helps my school district save money and energy. I was pleased to be representing my school and work by showing up to the conference in an EV.
Goodwill is Growing the Clean Energy Workforce
Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee is growing the clean energy workforce in the Southeast, including Nashville and Atlanta
Kent Wimmer’s Home Energy Journey: Four Years, Four Heat Pumps, For the Climate
Kent Wimmer is on a journey to reduce his Florida home’s dependency on gas. Most recently, he added a heat pump clothes dryer and a home charger for his family’s new EV, in addition to previous upgrades to a heat pump HVAC and a heat pump water heater.
Solar United National Empowers Historically Disadvantaged Communities to See a Bright, Clean Energy Future
In Charleston, South Carolina, renewable energy developer Solar United National empowers communities through clean energy projects and workforce training, providing underprivileged communities with solar industry skills, economic opportunities, and disaster resiliency hubs.
Spreading Faith in Solar: Statesboro Churches First to Complete Georgia BRIGHT Solar Installations
Trinity Episcopal Church and Unitarian Universalist Church have dreamed of solar power for years. The Inflation Reduction Act and Georgia BRIGHT made their dreams a reality.
In a flood-damaged N.C. town, a microgrid had a big impact
The small town of Hot Springs, NC, was hit hard by the catastrophic flooding and destruction of Hurricane Helene last September. The town of about 600 is still recovering, but thanks to a group of citizens who had collaborated with Duke Energy to install a nearby solar microgrid, what could have been a multi-week power outage after the storm was shortened to just a few days.