Diane Cherry ConsultingDec 8, 20204 minResetting After the PandemicAt the beginning of 2020, no one could have predicted a worldwide pandemic would cause all of us to stop in our tracks. Covid-19 laid...
Diane Cherry ConsultingNov 12, 20202 minGuest Blog: Leyline Identifies Opportunities, Challenges in Energy Storage FinanceLeyline Renewable Capital has provided development funds for projects in anerobic digestion, wind, landfill gas, and solar – and...
Diane Cherry ConsultingNov 5, 20204 minWhat North Carolina Can and Can’t Do in Clean EnergyIn mid-November, I will be speaking on a panel at the Infocast Southeast Renewable Energy Conference about the renewables procurement...
Diane Cherry ConsultingOct 16, 20203 minPlastic Pollution: Can We Do Anything?The impact that Covid-19 has had on the use of billions of facemasks and gloves every month got me thinking about plastic pollution. What...
Diane Cherry ConsultingOct 5, 20203 minEnergy Market Reform Update 2.0Last week the South Carolina General Assembly passed an Electricity Market Reform Measures Study Committee. Introduced on January 15th of...
Diane Cherry ConsultingSep 23, 20203 minNorth Carolina Getting Into the Offshore Wind MixSeveral states along the eastern seaboard have organized themselves to become leaders in the offshore wind industry. New Jersey, Rhode...
Diane Cherry ConsultingSep 14, 20204 minClean Energy & The Blurring of LinesBlurring lines is a good moniker for clean energy today. You’ll see that word referred to when it comes to the changing dynamics of new...
Diane Cherry ConsultingSep 1, 20203 minThe Cutting Edge of Transportation Electrification: Electric FerriesYes, you heard that right. You may have “missed the boat” on electric ferries as I had until recently, but this is one area of...
Diane Cherry ConsultingAug 24, 20203 minPaying for Coal Ash CleanupThis week starts the Duke Energy rate case. One of the most contentious issues in the rate case is who should pay for coal ash cleanup....
Diane Cherry ConsultingAug 18, 20204 minZEV (Zero Emission Vehicle) States and Fuel StandardsEmissions from transportation is the single largest sector contributing to climate change in the U.S., and historically has had an...
Diane Cherry ConsultingJul 30, 20204 minCarbon Neutrality By (Fill in the Blank) Through (Fill in the Blank)Energy news is abuzz regarding carbon neutrality at the local, state, and national levels, in announcements by large energy consumers,...
Diane Cherry ConsultingJul 20, 20203 minAn Idea Worth Consideration – Electric Vehicle Charging in State ParksElectric vehicles (EVs) are still a small percentage of the U.S. automobile market (annual registrations for EVs totaled 367,000 in April...
Diane Cherry ConsultingJul 15, 20205 minHigher Education Sustainability ProgressA college campus is the ideal place to accelerate the renewable energy transition. Campuses are major energy users and renewable energy...
Diane Cherry ConsultingJul 2, 20204 minStudying Energy Market Reform in the CarolinasBackground In the Carolinas - and the Southeast by extension - residents get their electricity from either a private or public provider....
Diane Cherry ConsultingJun 22, 20204 minDifficulty of Local Government Vehicle ElectrificationIn the last blog, we covered the 27 North Carolina local governments that have adopted a 100 percent renewable energy resolution. There...
Diane Cherry ConsultingJun 12, 20203 minAchieving 100 Percent Renewable EnergyBy the numbers, the vision of 100 percent clean energy across the United States grew exponentially in one year’s time: In 2019 alone, 51...
Diane Cherry ConsultingJun 1, 20202 minImplementing Energy Storage in the Commonwealth of VirginiaThe Commonwealth of Virginia has staked a claim on clean energy with the passage of the Clean Economy Act on April 12, 2020. It sets one...