Tennessee

Innovative solutions can help solar companies reach the low-to-moderate-income market, according to a report from Vote Solar. According to 2016 Census and FICO data, 44-78 million people in the United States qualify as low-income and/or low-credit. But many of these customers are being left out of the clean energy transition because of financial barriers to securing access to solar products.

The Green New Deal that some Democrats are now championing is unlike anything this country has ever done before. But scientists have been studying policies like these for decades. And their research can tell us a bit about what might happen if we pass this sweeping new vision for climate action and economic equality.

The Green New Deal means different things to different people. In some ways, that’s part of its appeal. On the other hand, a Green New Deal can’t mean anything anyone wants it to, or it will come to mean nothing at all.

Vastly higher clean energy targets are essential to empower the international community to make the leap to a sustainable future, according to Richard Heinberg, coauthor of “Our Renewable Future: Laying the Path for One Hundred Percent Clean Energy.” In this interview, he delves into the practical challenges involved in the global transition to renewable power sources.

Developers in the United States believe that there is still room to maintain an adequate level of return for their power-purchase agreements (PPAs). Electricity prices in recent years have plummeted both for PPAs and in the wholesale market. Even so, developers believe that they can benefit from the expected decrease in capital costs and the increasing clean energy interest from companies.

Energy Efficiency:

Source: ACEEE

Buildings:
Score 3.00 / 8

Utilities:
Score 1.50 / 20

Transportation:
Score 3.50 / 10

Source: DSIRE

Energy Efficiency Programs:
52 Incentives and Policies

Solar Power:

Source: DSIRE

Renewable Energy Programs:
13 Incentives and Policies

Solar Energy Programs:
7 Incentives and Policies

Source: YPCCC

81%

of people in Tennessee support funding research into renewable energy sources in 2018.

(-3 of the national average)
(est. 3,605,271 of 4,427,340 adults)

Use these datasets to understand and analyze the pace and scale of how clean energy is transforming the United States marketplace. These respected organizations have researched and visualized components of the clean energy market. Explore each resource to learn more.