“Would you get on an airplane that is 100% unreliable?” Of course not. That was a serious question a former Utilities Commission staffer asked me after I shared this confession Carolina Journal uncovered in a 2018 N.C. solar power application: “Solar is an intermittent energy source, and therefore the maximum dependable capacity is 0 MW.” ...
This is the third part of a three-part series looking ahead to N.C. legislative priorities for 2017. Follow the links to read part 1 and part 2. Often the best thing government can do is get out of the way. We’ve seen the results of that type of approach over the last six years with...
Allowing a 35 percent state tax credit to sunset marks a good start.
Allowing a 35 percent state tax credit to sunset marks a good start.
If 117 government programs aren't enough to save the renewable energy industry in North Carolina, perhaps a 118th will do the trick.
RALEIGH — The study by Strata Policy determined that higher costs resulting from North Carolina’s renewable energy use limited the average family’s potential income growth by $3,870, cut electricity purchases by industrial customers by nearly 14 percent, and will continue to penalize commercial consumers, “posing potential threats to the competitiveness of North Carolina's commercial business base.”
An industry dependent on incentives, giveaways, and mandates does not offer an economic success story.
A new calculator helps demonstrate the futility of targeting CO2 emissions if you want to limit global warming.
Results of a recent poll do not mean what the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association thinks they mean.
RALEIGH — The House of Representatives District 27 primary is a winner-take-all race between two Democrats, incumbent Rep. Michael Wray of Gaston and the Rev. Dr. Franklin Williams Jr. of Weldon. Wray has served five terms in the House. Williams said he entered the race because he thinks Wray is not addressing issues that are important to the district.
A federal appeals court has struck down a Michigan law with provisions similar to those in North Carolina's renewable energy portfolio standards.
