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 Article | 07.02.2025

The Answer to Load Growth is Solar and Storage

Hold utilities accountable to addressing load growth with cost-effective solar and storage.

 Article | 06.20.2025

How a Durham Church Installed Solar Panels and Became a Clean Energy Leader

The congregation installed 219 solar panels in July 2023, taking a bold step to align its operations with its mission of caring for God’s creation.

 Article | 06.13.2025

North Carolina needs more certainty before committing to an expensive new gas plant

The economy is uncertain. Load growth is uncertain. Why saddle Duke customers with an expensive gas plant to serve load we don't even know will show up?

 Article | 05.14.2025

Electric School Buses Find an Unexpected Home in the Blue Ridge Mountains

In Transylvania County, a quiet shift to electric school buses redefines what’s possible in rural Appalachia—for student health, community stewardship, and small-town resilience.

 Article | 05.02.2025

Carolina Carshare Brings Electric Mobility to Charlotte’s Corridors of Opportunity

Carolina Carshare offers Charlotte residents access to electric vehicles at a fraction of the cost of traditional car ownership.

 Article | 04.18.2025

NASCAR Embraces Electric and 5 Other Unexpected Signs of Progress in the Southeast

 Article | 04.09.2025

See How Your State and Fellow Southeasterners Are Benefitting From At-Risk Clean Energy Policies

Communities throughout the Southeast are benefitting from clean energy policies that clean our kids' air, lower our power bills, and create good-paying jobs. But these policies are at risk.

 Article | 04.09.2025

The Future of TVA: Status Quo or Time to Go

Are forces conspiring against TVA, and should we be talking about our options?

 Article | 03.28.2025

Regional Transmission Planning Update: Reliable, Affordable Energy Needs More Work

Despite calls from advocates, the Southeastern Regional Transmission Planning (SERTP) group rejected a study on North Carolina’s Carbon Plan, hindering efforts to improve reliability and reduce...

 Article | 03.24.2025

Despite Political Headwinds, The Southeast EV Market Accelerates into 2025

Increasingly, electric vehicles (EVs) are in the headlines with a politicalized slant, and misinformation about the technology and the state of the EV market is rampant. But beyond the noise are the...