69219 external_news 1312803047 1475893503 States across the country are gradually forcing or cajoling their electric companies into buying renewable energy, but the trend has fallen flat in the Southeast... .Marilyn Brown, a professor in Public Policy who studies renewable energy policies, said the Southeast has untapped energy at its disposal. She said local states could burn biomass in coal-fired power plants without changing much equipment. Policymakers could make it easier for manufacturers to install generators that convert heat produced by factories into electricity that can be sold to consumers. "I do think there are some misunderstandings about the available resources," she said. Source: Associated Press story published in CBS Moneywatch, Boston Globe, Seattle Post Intelligencer, Dalton Daily Citizen, August 6, 2011

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