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The North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) works hard to work with our clean energy companies, consumers, electric utilities and decision makers to create a more sustainable, affordable, reliable and safe energy future for our state.  However, to date, we have been unable to achieve a balance between different perspectives on how much information about our state clean energy laws should be made public.  NCSEA and our members have consistently expressed concerns to the…

FHA PowerSaver Program to offer low-cost financing to credit-worthy borrowers

WASHINGTON - Eighteen national, regional and local lenders will participate in a new two-year pilot program that will offer qualified borrowers living in certain parts of the country low-cost loans to make energy-saving improvements to their homes. Backed by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), these new PowerSaver loans will offer homeowners up to $25,000 to make…

Three U.S. communities serve as the gold standard in 2011 for local-level sustainability planning, according to the 2011 Siemens Sustainable Community Awards.

San Jose, California; Raleigh, North Carolina; and Greensburg, Kansas have been desribed as cities of "innovation" and "resilience", but long-term competitiveness is what led them to receive the Sustainable Community Award trophies, according to a release.…

Help NCSEA Protect the REPS & Create More Clean Energy Jobs for NC - Here's How to Get Involved:

North Carolina's REPS law, which passed in 2007, and the recently introduced "Solar Jobs Bill" (…