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Report: Natural gas faces opposition in NC despite strengths
A new report from the John Locke Foundation outlines obstacles and policy solutions to using natural gas to create a path to a zero-emissions future.
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Lessons from America’s energy crisis
As Trump has declared a national energy emergency, an examination of the handling of the energy crisis is in order.
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Duke Energy pleads with customers to moderate thermostats as winter storm could strain power grid
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...
Opinion
AI in NC? Only if there’s power.
While a large manufacturing facility might need 100 megawatts of electricity — equivalent to about 100,000 homes — a single data center may use 15 times that amount of power.
Opinion
Complex, unreliable ‘power markets’ will not minimize future blackouts
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...
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Renewables advocate blasts Duke Energy over rolling blackouts
Officials from renewable energy entities held a meeting recently to discuss the rolling blackouts that left thousands in North and South Carolina without power over the Christmas holidays. The renewables proponents said solar performed "as expected." "While solar performed as expected, that 'as expected' meant there was no solar production at all during peak demand that morning," said Jon Sanders, of the Center for Food, Power, and Life.
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Apologies and acceptance from Duke Energy over recent rolling blackouts
Duke Energy executives repeatedly apologized and owned up to the situation that caused thousands in North and South Carolina to be without power during a bitter cold snap leading up to the Christmas holiday weekend during a hearing Tuesday before the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
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Rolling blackouts over Christmas raise alarm on security of the state’s power grid
In the past week, Duke Energy systematically shut down parts of the North Carolina and South Carolina power grid in what the utility described as an effort to stabilize energy usage during bitter cold holiday temperatures. Called “rolling blackouts,” the strategy raised a red flag for public officials and energy policy experts after tens of...
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Five policies that are driving up prices, and what we can do now
The Federal Reserve announced an increase in interest rates Wednesday, the largest increase in a single meeting in nearly 30 years. The Biden Administration is blaming Putin and says inflation is global. Economists tell a different story.
