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Alabama Electric Cooperatives Rank Last in New Regional Scorecard

Blog, Concerned Citizen, Education, News + Media, Policy and Advocacy / By / January 24, 2023

If you haven’t heard, Energy Alabama has released an updated scorecard evaluating the performance of Alabama’s rural electric cooperatives in areas such as democratic governance, member services, and access to clean energy, to name a few. Energy Alabama represents one of seven southeastern states that are a part of Energy Democracy Y’all, an ongoing collaboration …

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Energy Alabama Revamps Student Membership!

Blog, Concerned Citizen / By / January 23, 2023

Interested in sustainable energy? If so, connect with students like you across the state!  Energy Alabama is offering free memberships to college students across the state. Joining as a student member offers the opportunity to connect with like-minded peers, industry experts, and professionals advocating for green energy and environmental justice both in Alabama and throughout …

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New Survey Results: Alabama Voters Want Energy Freedom in a BIG Way

Blog, News + Media, Policy and Advocacy / By / November 3, 2021

In Alabama, we are all about freedom and market choices, and that’s as true of our energy use as anything else. Alabama Wants Renewable Energy Choices Recent results from a survey of 600 likely Alabama voters show that Alabamians want freedom of choice, a competitive marketplace, and the right and opportunity to choose where their …

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Solar 101: Frequently Asked Questions Regarding Solar Energy

Blog / By / March 29, 2021

Solar energy is the future of energy, allowing you as an energy consumer to not only be energy efficient but also save money. Solar energy is one of the main clean and sustainable energy sources that benefits both the consumer and world we inhabit.   So, what should you know?   What is solar energy? …

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Greener State Only Leaves You With Less Green. Here’s Why.

Leave a Comment / Blog, Concerned Citizen, Consumer, Education / By / October 17, 2017

Greener State is a new program from Alabama Power that claims to give utility customers the chance to cover up to 100 percent of their energy usage with renewable sources. Which sounds great in theory because, after all, who doesn’t like renewable energy? In practice, though, Greener State isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be. …

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What Is Blockchain? Is it the Future of Energy?

3 Comments / Blog, Concerned Citizen, Education / By / June 5, 2017

What is blockchain, and why is it important for the energy sector? If you know anything about blockchain, you are probably wondering how it is related in any way, shape, or form to energy. Indeed, the concept of blockchain was originally confined to the cybercurrency known as Bitcoin, where the technology chronologically records and links …

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The Duck Curve: What is it and what does it mean?

1 Comment / Blog, Concerned Citizen, Policy and Advocacy / By / May 29, 2017

So let’s talk about the duck curve and what it means in the world of renewable energy. But what is the “duck curve?” Does it involve our adorable little animal friends who quack the day away? Well, kinda, but not really. Put simply, the duck curve is the graphic representation of higher levels of wind and …

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Energy Alabama Promotes Sustainable Energy with 2 Federal Grants

Leave a Comment / Concerned Citizen, News + Media, Technical Assistance / By / February 1, 2017

A North Alabama nonprofit is the recipient of a $77,680 federal grant to study strategies to develop an advanced energy economy with an emphasis on coal-impacted communities. Energy Alabama, founded in 2014 by CEO Daniel Tait, will use the technical assistance grant from the Appalachian Regional Commission to identify the advanced energy industry of the …

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Here’s What Energy Use Intensity Means, And Why Should You Care

Leave a Comment / Blog, Business, Education, Technical Assistance / By / January 30, 2017

To calculate an Energy Use Intensity (EUI) score, all you really need is a few key pieces of information and some basic math skills. Sure, you’ll have to learn what a kBtu is, but it’s really not as complicated as you might think. To understand what you EUI means—well, that’s what we’re here to discuss today. But first, let’s practice those basic …

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