Solar Valley Coalition
Solar
Average-Daily Peak Sun Hours and Solar Radiation Data for 239 US
Sites                                
STATION                                                        Fixed Mount
             Latitude          Peak Hours
192        Bristol              TN                 36.5                  4.6
193        Chattanooga   TN                 35.0                  4.7
194        Knoxville         TN                  35.8                 4.7
196        Nashville         TN                  36.1                 4.9
195        Memphis         TN                  35.1                 5.0

For complete report, go to Tracker Vs. Fixed Mount Comparison link
above.
Got Solar!  Building new nuclear power plants would cost more per kilowatt than
retail PV solar…  Some may be surprised to find that even retail prices for PV
Solar power can out compete nuclear. Check out the references… and go solar!
Knoxville chosen as 2008 solar city.  Grant to buy energy panels, model for
net-zero home.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  March 29, 2008
A Solar Grand Plan.  Scientific American December 2007.  By Ken Zweibel, James
Mason and Vasilis Fthenakis. By 2050 solar power could end U.S. dependence on
foreign oil and slash greenhouse gas emissions
New plant to build solar cells.  Suniva to get $10 million in incentives from state, county.
CEO expects metro Atlanta to become a hub for the U.S. solar energy industry.  
By Michael Pearson.  The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.  06/06/08
MIT Students Develop Revolutionary Solar Dish That is Hot Enough to Melt Steel
June 21, 2008.  Daily Tech.
Financing Your Solar (PV) System: A Guide for Congregations May 2007.  CA Interfaith
Power and Light.
Giant Retailers Look to Sun for Energy Savings.  NY Times.  August 10, 2008.