The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals offered a detailed explanation Thursday for its April decision to reject environmental groups’ attempt to stop work on a natural gas pipeline in North Carolina.
If lawmakers keep the Carbon Plan law with its requirement of “carbon neutrality by the year 2050,” then replacing baseload coal and natural gas power with nuclear would be the only way to keep the grid reliable and relatively affordable.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals will not block a 55-mile natural gas pipeline project from moving forward in North Carolina and Virginia as environmental groups challenge a federal water permit.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals must decide whether to block a 55-mile natural gas pipeline project in North Carolina and Virginia while environmental groups challenge a federal water permit issued by the US Army Corps of Engineers.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals has rejected a stay that would have blocked work on a natural gas pipeline in North Carolina while environmental groups challenge a state permit.
The 4th US Circuit Court of Appeals questioned Tuesday whether North Carolina regulators took proper steps to avoid environmental damage from a planned natural gas pipeline in Rockingham County.
In its first report, NC Energy Policy Task Force outlined recommendations to ensure North Carolinians have affordable, reliable, and clean energy supplies as demand from an expanding population and business growth continues.
Elected officials, regulators, labor unions, economic developers, and community leaders spoke out in support of the project and its benefits. The region is growing quickly, and its infrastructure must grow with it.
Policymakers should amend the Carbon Plan law to make carbon neutrality a goal instead of a mandate. The most important thing for power provision in NC is meeting consumers’ need for reliable and least-cost electricity.
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.
SB 266 and HR 1 revive a principle NC has upheld in law for decades: delivering electricity at the lowest feasible cost without sacrificing reliability.
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