Opinion
The threat of Chinese spyware on NC solar infrastructure
While President Trump must take action at the federal level to protect our homeland from the China threat, our federalist system means he does not have to do it alone.
Opinion
Save NC’s endangered farmland from overbuilding solar facilities
The American Farmland Trust (AFT) ranked North Carolina second in the nation for farmland threatened from residential development. It’s a big concern. Agriculture is the state’s top industry, employing about one-fifth of the state’s workforce. According to North Carolina Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler, North Carolina has about 8.3 million acres of farmland. Per AFT estimates,...
News
Solar panel cleanup regs scrapped in Senate bill
Just days after warning of the need to regulate solar panel disposal, Sen. Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, scrapped his bill for a relaxed version. Facing opposition from solar-friendly senators and the renewable energy lobby, Newton gave regulators until Jan. 1, 2022, to study environmental impacts and adopt final rules. The original bill set a September deadline...
News
Appeals court overrules decision to block Currituck solar farm
A three-judge panel of the N.C. Court of Appeals on Tuesday unanimously reversed a Superior Court ruling supporting Currituck County’s authority to block a solar farm. The ruling clears the way for property owner Currituck Sunshine Farm and solar developer Ecoplexus to pursue plans to build a 20 megawatt solar facility, to be operated by Fresh...
