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 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...
Delve into the details, and you'll find that an industry-led survey falls far short of the mark.
Setting an energy policy is different from answering a multiple-choice question on a exam in school.
Lawmakers are taking steps to reduce the burden for consumers, taxpayers, businesses, and governments.
The news doesn’t look good for the special interests and Big Energy crowd.
The state should repeal all subsidies supporting wind power, which should succeed or fail on its own merits.
No government should give special tax breaks or subsidies to oil and coal companies. Can we all get agreement on that?
As for the energy alternatives themselves, expectations of their practicality range from fanciful to ludicrous.
No government should give special tax breaks or subsidies to oil and coal companies. Can we all get agreement on that?
Congress may soon approve a compromise energy bill. It will be a waste of time and money, based on shallow thinking and shoddy economics, but it could have been even worse.
