Audit Examines NC Energy Office

RALEIGH — A major source of funding for the State Energy Office, which is responsible for promoting energy efficiency and alternative fuels, will disappear next year if the General Assembly continues allocations at the present levels, the State Auditor’s Office said in an audit released Friday. Auditors said that the legislation which created the office had not undergone a major revision since 1975 and that it may no longer reflect the state’s energy landscape or needs. They also recommended that the office do a better job of maintaining centralized files for each grant project and monitoring projects that it finances.