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 Article | 03.31.2022

Turning Point for Efficiency at Dominion Energy South Carolina

Efficiency savings at Dominion SC barely reach the regional average, falling far short of both the company's own program targets and national peers. But new resource planning requirements and greater...

 Article | 12.16.2021

South Carolina Utility Regulators Mandate Duke Plan that Keeps Carbon Flat

 Article | 06.18.2021

South Carolina Public Service Commission hands Duke back its IRPs

 Article | 04.27.2021

Solar Choice Metering: A Better Way (Duke vs. Dominion)

South Carolina's Energy Freedom Act requires the Public Service Commission to establish a "solar choice metering tariff" for customer-generators (e.g., rooftop solar customers). Customers seem...

 Article | 04.05.2021

The Pandemic Effect – Efficiency Performance and Energy Affordability Challenges in 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic made energy bills even more unaffordable for families in the Southeast, while utility energy efficiency programs also took a hit. New data shows how the response taken by each...

 Article | 04.02.2021

President Biden Boosts Offshore Wind

President Biden unveiled his plan to begin harnessing the power of offshore wind energy this week.

 Article | 03.12.2021

Dominion Energy’s Frankenstein proposal would cast a shadow on rooftop solar in SC

Dominion’s recent maneuver to introduce a discriminatory solar proposal reverses their prior leadership and threatens the very solar choice that the state's Energy Freedom Act sought to protect. If...

 Article | 03.03.2021

Duke Energy’s future plans for the Carolinas: build new gas, let customers foot the bill

 Article | 02.25.2021

New Regulatory Landscape Transforms Dominion’s Energy Efficiency and IRP Requirements

After years of decline, Dominion Energy has turned a corner and is slowly increasing its annual efficiency savings - but the Public Service Commission is pushing the utility to move much faster on...

 Article | 02.10.2021

Efficiency Leadership for Duke Energy Now Hinges on Florida, IRP, and a Higher Standard of Comparison (Part 1)

Duke Energy outperformed its regional peers on energy efficiency once again in 2019, but to be a leader on the national stage it must address shortcomings in Florida, pursue new program...