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NC’s digital goldmine: Capturing billions through vertical integration

By aligning our natural resources, educational excellence, technological infrastructure, and financial capital, NC can harness the economic potential of the digital age.

Alejandro Navia

Trump halts offshore wind expansion, citing whale deaths and energy costs

President Donald Trump has issued an executive order that effectively halted the Biden administration's push to rapidly develop offshore wind development facilities. The order withdraws the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) from offshore wind leasing and reviews the federal government’s leasing and permitting process for wind projects.

Katherine Zehnder

Duke Energy collaborations to power pursuit of advanced nuclear technologies

Duke Energy, the North Carolina-based utility giant headquartered in Charlotte, announced multiple collaborations this month aimed at accelerating advanced nuclear technology deployment. The company is teaming up with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) in pursuit of a US Department of Energy (DOE) grant to accelerate the exploration of new nuclear technologies; and, according to a...

Cancel ‘carbon neutrality’ for a more powerful energy future

Whether it's attracting new high-energy businesses, like data centers, allowing for a more traditional manufacturing resurgence; or lowering energy costs and uncertainty for families, canceling the misguided allegiance to carbon neutrality is vital to empowering the people of NC, now and in the future.

Carrboro’s flimsy climate lawsuit against Duke Energy

Environmental groups have, surprisingly, been opposed to the shift to nuclear energy, citing higher infrastructure costs while downplaying its reduced carbon emissions.

Yaël Ossowski

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Report: Increased energy infrastructure NC needs to go ‘carbon neutral’ by 2050

A new report from the Center for Food, Power, and Life estimates how much and what kinds of energy infrastructure North Carolina would need to instill in order to satisfy emissions reduction targets written in state law. When state lawmakers passed House Bill 951 a little over three years ago, they included timeline targets for...

Take note: When reliability matters, Big Tech goes nuclear

Whether it be the heating bill, the price of gas, or the energy cost premium priced into every product from hair-ties to housing, families across North Carolina deserve the same haste for real energy solutions as Big Tech.

NC Energy Policy Council approves 2024 Draft Biennial Report, softens push for offshore wind, calls for nuclear authority

The NC Energy Policy Council voted to approve its draft 2024 Biennial Report last week, in which it makes official recommendations to the state’s elected leaders, policymakers, and regulators. The report is currently open to public comment until Nov. 11, after which the Council will consider changes and vote for official approval and submission the...

AI in NC? Only if there’s power.

While a large manufacturing facility might need 100 megawatts of electricity — equivalent to about 100,000 homes — a single data center may use 15 times that amount of power.

NC communities call for Advanced Nuclear sooner, rather than later

Community leaders fear the limitations put in place by regulators, and the slow-walking of advanced small modular reactors (SMR) deployment, will cause North Carolina communities to miss out on homegrown and imported growth, specifically due to a lack of reliable energy resources.

WATCH: Experts testify in NC Utilities Commission hearing on costs of Carbon Plan

The North Carolina Utilities Commission is hearing testimony Wednesday from expert witnesses evaluating the impacts of Duke Energy’s “Carbon Plan/Integrated Resource Plan,” its roadmap for how it will achieve emissions reductions and carbon neutrality as mandated in House Bill 951. The experts — including Kendal Bowman, president of all of Duke’s utility operations in North...