Solar Power in East TN: A Gift for the Kids

Story published: 12-26-2012 in Herald & Tribune, Jonesborough, Tenn. By Frances Lamberts For clean, alternative energy, our town and the metro area don’t look like some European counterparts yet, but we are heading there. As visiting journalist Christian Roselund reports from Freiburg, Germany, when its children go…

Tennessee’s Solar Industry Faces More Red Tape

The Tennessean – Posted 3:22 AM, Oct 21, 2012 By G. Chambers Williams III Some power companies attach fees, extra processes to solar installations The dropping prices of solar panels have bolstered installations of solar systems in Tennessee. But some industry experts say clashes with electric-power…

Solar installations heating up for Memphis area businesses

Memphis Commercial Appeal – Posted September 12, 2012 at midnight, updated September 16, 2012 at 12:07 a.m. By Thomas Bailey Jr.   A winery, two self-storage firms, an electric and telephone supply business and a real estate developer were among 13 potential customers drawn last week…

Contractor’s Corner: A Podcast With Steve Johnson

Solar Power World recently featured Steve Johnson, President of LightWave Solar on Contractor’s Corner, a new podcast series highlighting solar contractors and installers. This podcast series is a companion to the Contractor’s Corner column in the back of Solar Power World’s print…

The State of Green: A look at the sustainability movement in Memphis

Memphis Daily News – Published July 30, 2012 by Bill Dries There are many shades of green. And the use of the term “green” to describe public policies, business practices and other decisions designed to improve or sustain natural surroundings and our connection with them touches on so many other…

Cutbacks to TVA’s solar incentive program

Memphis Business Journal – Published July 27, 2012 by Michael Sheffield Scott Edwards with solar consultant Peter Calandruccio€” invested in a solar array at his dental office, thanks in large part to TVA incentives. When Scott Edwards had a solar array installed at his 4,200-square-foot dental office in…

Tuck Hinton Architects Goes Solar

Nashville Post  – Published June 27, 2012 by William Williams Tuck Hinton Architects is about one week from completing a solar panel retrofitting of its historic headquarters building at 410 Elm St. in SoBro. The panels, which…

Goodwill’s Solar Arrays featured on News Channel 5

LightWave Solar designed and installed the two 200 kilowatt solar systems for Goodwill Industries of Middle Tennessee at their Nashville headquarters and distribution warehouse. Check out the news coverage from June 11, 2012 on News Channel 5.