Renewable Energy Mandates Face Scrutiny From GOP Lawmakers

RALEIGH — Interest is coalescing around legislation that would repeal a law forcing energy companies to buy increasingly larger volumes of costly, tax-subsidized, renewable energy. Rep. Mike Hager, R-Rutherford, is drafting language for a bill as Gov. Pat McCrory pushes for offshore wind farms — a form of renewable energy — and endorsing an “all-of-the-above” approach to energy.