Consumers are paying a lot more than they realize to prop up the renewable energy industry in North Carolina, even though a section of their bills supposedly lists the cost. That’s the contention of Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender. Last week he introduced a bill requiring a study of the actual subsidies and incentives renewable energy producers...
Allowing a 35 percent state tax credit to sunset marks a good start.
An addition to the N.C. Senate's farm bill would spell bad news for the objective study of renewable energy's costs and benefits.
Advocates miss the mark when they contend that renewable energy offers a one-for-one trade-off for traditional energy sources.
Before North Carolina forces utilities to boost the percentage of higher-cost renewable energy they provide, lawmakers should assess the real impact of current rules.
RALEIGH — A report from a renewable energy industry group fails in its goal of deflecting attention away from costs generated by North Carolina's renewable energy mandate. That's the assessment of a new John Locke Foundation Spotlight report. The JLF report dissects questionable assumptions and omissions, "discredited methodology," and misused statistics within material the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association is circulating among state lawmakers.
If 117 government programs aren't enough to save the renewable energy industry in North Carolina, perhaps a 118th will do the trick.
Those who pursue a Carolina Comeback should like a measure to end state renewable energy mandates.
Results of a recent poll do not mean what the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association thinks they mean.
A federal appeals court has struck down a Michigan law with provisions similar to those in North Carolina's renewable energy portfolio standards.
The news doesn’t look good for the special interests and Big Energy crowd.
