Holiday cheer doesn't have to mean high electric bills.
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.
Just like the Old Farmer’s Almanac forecasted, the East Coast is bracing for a snowy winter storm in late January, maybe especially in eastern North Carolina, bringing excitement to kids and warnings from emergency officials and utility companies. The brunt of the winter weather is expected to impact North Carolina starting Tuesday evening and into...
Moving all crypto production to the US would add enormous energy demands, likely leading to more-frequent outages and higher energy costs for residents, especially of net electricity-importer states such as NC.
North Carolinians deserve clean, reliable power at the lowest cost to ratepayers. Prioritizing reliability and cost while reducing emissions without mandating resources — as the North Carolina legislature did with 2021’s HB 951 — will stabilize our grid at the lowest cost and eventually minimize blackouts like we saw last Christmas Eve. A curious column...
On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of SB 678, which, among other things, replaces the phrase “renewable energy” in statute (which only included sources like solar and wind) to a more holistic, “all of the above” phrase of “clean energy.” This change to a “clean energy” definition in law...
Going into Christmas 2022, there were a series of rolling blackouts in North Carolina. Frustration for the rolling blackouts resulted in social media posts and media reporting to assign blame and call for government oversight. What is missing is a practical discussion on how and why the blackouts occurred. Fixing the problem starts with understanding...
Over Christmas weekend, instead of the iconic “white Christmas” most long for, many North Carolinians experienced something very different — a “black Christmas” of rolling (i.e. on purpose) blackouts across the state. Duke Energy, which provides power to most our homes and businesses, decided to cut electricity to half a million ratepayers in order to...
Duke Energy’s $13 billion plan to modernize the power grid would raise average residential bill by 25 percent, or roughly $26 a month per household.
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