Closing the Book on Southface Energy Rated Homes (SERH) BlogGreen Building Nathan Bessette | January 9, 2023 Our Southface Energy Rated Homes (SERH) Providership has been a quality assurance success story for more than 20 years. Southface Institute made the difficult but strategic decision to close out SERH at the end of 2022 as we look forward to our next chapter. Changing with the Home Energy Rating Industry Southface launched SERH to help reduce carbon emissions from housing stock and grow the industry for home energy raters. Through this service, we provided access to software, quality … Continue reading “Closing the Book on Southface Energy Rated Homes (SERH)” Read More Tags:
Georgia Public Service Commission Slashes Popular Rooftop Solar Program. What’s Next? Blog Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Southface Institute | December 21, 2022 On December 20, after months of hearings, the Georgia Public Service Commission — the agency that regulates Georgia Power Company — approved a $1.8 billion settlement that provides for three bill increases over the next three years while also taking a sledgehammer to a popular pilot program that helped 5,000 Georgia homes and businesses put solar panels on their roofs. The unanimous vote by the state’s Public Service Commission to sharply reduce payments to solar customers in the program … Continue reading “Georgia Public Service Commission Slashes Popular Rooftop Solar Program. What’s Next?” Read More Tags:
The Pros of Electrification Blog Amelia Godfrey | November 29, 2022 Originally posted by Atlanta Building News. It’s Electric Electrification has become one of the popular buzzwords within the energy efficiency community. It is generally presented as a method to address climate change; by moving to all-electric buildings, cities and states will be able to reduce their carbon emissions and improve overall air quality. Additionally, electrification offers a variety of other benefits, both for homebuilders and buyers. Here are a few different ones to consider. CostThe path to housing affordability is … Continue reading “The Pros of Electrification” Read More Tags:
Cutting the Ribbon at Chattanooga’s Construction Career Center, a GoodUse Project Blog Kate Gordon | November 16, 2022 The construction industry is facing a dire workforce shortage. For every five retiring employees, there is only one person entering the workforce. As part of a highly collaborative public-private partnership, the Building and Construction Workforce Center in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is taking bold action to address this problem by launching the Construction Career Center. The Career Center is envisioned to be an innovative vocational school and training center in the urban center of Chattanooga for teens and adults—and a 28,000-square-foot … Continue reading “Cutting the Ribbon at Chattanooga’s Construction Career Center, a GoodUse Project” Read More Tags:
The 2022 Rate Case: Georgia Power’s $2.9 Billion Ask Blog Will Collier | November 7, 2022 What are “fair and reasonable” rates and charges for Georgia Power to collect from its ~2.7 million customers over the next three years? That is the question the Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) is charged with answering in the 2022 rate case for the state’s largest electric utility. The PSC’s decision has far-reaching impacts on Georgians, especially those with fewer financial resources, and on the environment—and fortunately, this decision is not made in a vacuum. Anyone can submit comments, and … Continue reading “The 2022 Rate Case: Georgia Power’s $2.9 Billion Ask” Read More Tags:
Southface Institute Announces Urban Planner, University Director, and Environmental Justice Advocate as Award Winners Blog Tricia Young | October 26, 2022 Southface has presented the prestigious Argon Award every year of this century to recognize visionaries whose work offers innovative solutions to environmental challenges. In 2022, the organization introduced the Luminary Award and Rising Star Award to honor additional sustainability leaders for their exceptional impact. Southface President James Marlow presented all three awards to Ryan Gravel, Susan Kidd, and Chandra Farley respectively at the organization’s 2022 Visionary Dinner, held at Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Ga. on the evening of October … Continue reading “Southface Institute Announces Urban Planner, University Director, and Environmental Justice Advocate as Award Winners” Read More Tags:
Statement on Hurricane Ian BlogClimate Change James Marlow | October 17, 2022 I urge you to keep our Floridian friends and family, including Southface Sarasota staff, in your thoughts as they face the devastating onslaught of Hurricane Ian. We wish everyone in Florida safety and strength and offer our support in the aftermath of the storm. The destruction that so many people are experiencing because of this hurricane is another painful reminder of how urgently we need infrastructure and buildings that are resilient to extreme weather—and bold climate action to reduce the … Continue reading “Statement on Hurricane Ian” Read More Tags:
This is Monumental! What the Biggest Climate Investment in US History Means for Georgia BlogUncategorized James Marlow, Southface President | August 12, 2022 Today is historic for the very best reason. The 2022 Budget Reconciliation Bill, also known as the Inflation Reduction Act, passed Congress with $369 billion included for energy security and climate solutions—the single biggest climate investment in US history! This puts our country on the path to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by approximately 40% by 2030. This is a time to celebrate significant progress. While investing in the social and economic transformations necessary to address the climate crisis benefits everyone … Continue reading “This is Monumental! What the Biggest Climate Investment in US History Means for Georgia” Read More Tags:
Georgia Power’s Long-Term Energy Plans Make Progress on Clean Energy, But Key Issues Deferred Renewable Energy Southface Staff | July 22, 2022 On Thursday, July 21st, the Georgia Public Service Commission concluded the months-long process of deciding on Georgia Power’s 2022 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) or long-term resource plan. The results of the IRP will lead to progress on energy efficiency, more coal retirements, and more competition on where Georgia Power buys its power, but action on key issues has been deferred. This blog post was jointly prepared with contributions from Southface (Will Collier and Katie Southworth) and the Southern Alliance for … Continue reading “Georgia Power’s Long-Term Energy Plans Make Progress on Clean Energy, But Key Issues Deferred” Read More Tags:
Southface Sarasota and New College of Florida Partner for Our Sustainable Future Press Room Southface Staff | July 19, 2022 The Caples Carriage House on New College campus is the new home of Southface Sarasota. Sustainability nonprofit Southface Sarasota lost its base of operations recently when the lease on the Florida House green demonstration home and gardens ended and was not renewed. But when that door closed, another opened at New College of Florida. Southface and New College just announced a powerful new partnership anchored at the school’s bayfront campus that will blend community engagement with cutting-edge learning opportunities. … Continue reading “Southface Sarasota and New College of Florida Partner for Our Sustainable Future” Read More Tags:
