A settlement in the Duke Energy Progress rate case that would raise residential electric bills about 6.8% over the next two years as opposed to their original request of 18.1% is still too high according to North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson.
Stein and Jackson say Duke’s proposed settlement still asks too much of families as the utility adjusts to North Carolina’s carbon plan.
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.
A solar project powered by carbon-free Microsoft contractors completed in Anson County.
RALEIGH — With primary season officially over in North Carolina, all eyes are set on North Carolina’s US Senate race. According to the latest Carolina Journal Poll, a survey of 600 likely North Carolina voters, Democratic former Governor Roy Cooper (48.9%) leads Former Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley (41.1%) by 7.8 points. Among registered...
Duke Energy has submitted a permit application that could pave the way for nuclear power near an existing Stokes County coal and natural gas power plant.
Stein objects, and Jackson files a motion to intervene in Duke Energy's proposed 15% rate hike.
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.
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.
The Power Bill Reduction Act and the Personal Privacy Protection Act were passed into law following NCGA overrides of Gov. Stein's vetoes.
Gov. Josh Stein signed seven bills into law on Wednesday and vetoed three, including a bill that would eliminate the state’s statutory goal to cut carbon emissions by 70% by 2030.
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