Duke Energy relies more heavily on nuclear power, natural gas, and coal in its latest two-year long-range energy modernization plan, filed Wednesday with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The plan holds the line on solar power commitments but calls for no use of wind power.
This bill is about trust — trusting other states to license responsibly, trusting skilled professionals to do their jobs, and trusting consumers to choose the best service providers. It’s about shifting from a protectionist mindset to a free-market mindset.
The North Carolina House passed The Power Reduction Act Tuesday, a bill that would eliminate the state's statutory mandate to cut carbon emissions by 70% by 2030. Supporters say the policy change is needed to meet skyrocketing demands for power.
A coalition of organizations is urging Congress to terminate the subsidies associated with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the elements of the Green New Deal it codified in policy. The coalition, including the John Locke Foundation's Center for Food, Power, and Life, argues that these subsidies are counterproductive and impose undue financial burdens on taxpayers.
Critics say the lawsuit against Duke Energy is just more political theater. The Carrboro town council alleges the utility misled the public about fossil fuel emissions and the timeline for renewable energy adoption.
As the country heads into the unofficial start of summer this weekend, the Biden Administration announced Tuesday that it would release 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump.
A new bill filed in the N.C. General Assembly would make changes to the state's film and entertainment grant laws. It comes as two North Carolinians are recognized in Sunday's Academy Awards.
North Carolina Secretary of Commerce Machelle Baker Sanders announced Wednesday that the state has entered into an international agreement with Denmark to advance its offshore wind energy production.
Officials from renewable energy entities held a meeting recently to discuss the rolling blackouts that left thousands in North and South Carolina without power over the Christmas holidays. The renewables proponents said solar performed "as expected." "While solar performed as expected, that 'as expected' meant there was no solar production at all during peak demand that morning," said Jon Sanders, of the Center for Food, Power, and Life.
A federal agency under the Biden Administration walked back comments it made earlier in the week that it was considering a ban on gas stoves in new construction or as a replacement product, citing concerns that the appliances may cause a rise in respiratory illnesses. Richard Trumka Jr, a U.S. Consumer Product Safety commissioner, told Bloomberg.com on...
After 888 days, today officially marks the end of North Carolina’s COVID-19 State of Emergency. Gov. Roy Cooper, a Democrat, announced in July that the state of emergency would end on Aug. 15 because the 2022 $27.9 General Budget, which he signed into law on July 11, included changes in the law that were requested by the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services.
