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.
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.
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.
North Carolina Democrat Gov. Roy Cooper gave his fourth and final State of the State address Monday night to what appeared to be, at times, a divided room between Democrats and Republicans.
We all appreciate IKEA for its mostly simple-to-assemble, cost-effective furniture. IKEA almost entirely furnished the first apartment I had back in 2010. It was a quick solution to my furniture needs. While the furniture I purchased “performed as expected,” it was not the best quality. It worked fine for a few years but then needed...
Environmental activists gathered in downtown Raleigh last week to oppose a proposal from Duke Energy that aims to cut carbon emissions in North Carolina, claiming it doesn’t go far enough. The plan in the crosshairs, called the Carolinas Carbon Plan, is being considered as a proposal from Duke Energy by the N.C. Utilities Commission. The...
On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the “Inflation Reduction Act” into law. So how will North Carolinians be affected by the large, multi-faceted bill? Inflation unaffected The first element many wonder about is whether the so-called “Inflation Reduction Act” will actually reduce the inflation they have been struggling with at the gas pump, grocery...
The News & Observer writes unquestioningly about another renewable energy industry report that promotes ongoing government favoritism for renewable energy. “Clean energy is becoming an increasingly important part of North Carolina’s economy,” begins the N&O. But the report itself, “Renewables on the Rise 2018” from the Environment N.C. Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group, reads like...
Recently enacted North Carolina renewable energy regulations to control costs and help green energy flourish will be a model other states embrace. Or don’t. Green energy leaders had differing levels of enthusiasm for House Bill 589 Wednesday during a North Carolina Energy Policy Council meeting chaired by Lt. Gov. Dan Forest. They all agreed, though, that...
Consumers are paying a lot more than they realize to prop up the renewable energy industry in North Carolina, even though a section of their bills supposedly lists the cost. That’s the contention of Rep. Chris Millis, R-Pender. Last week he introduced a bill requiring a study of the actual subsidies and incentives renewable energy producers...
Those labels cannot be applied in a meaningful way to an energy source that is unavailable for large chunks of every day.
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