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The article explains North Carolina and Duke Energy weatherization programs that help residents reduce energy costs through home efficiency upgrades like HVAC system improvements and insulation. Forest Bradley-Wright, energy efficiency director at the Southern Alliance for…
Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers defended the company's construction of a coal-burning Cliffside power plant at the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Conference, arguing that coal will remain necessary during a gradual transition to cleaner energy sources.…
“If you haven't checked in lately on these things, there is this opportunity for combo incentives where you get anywhere from 30 percent to 50 percent off on these high-dollar [upgrades]. They can be amazing. And as electricity rates continue to creep up, these things will become more and more utilized.”
Progress Energy CEO Bill Johnson argues against a federal one-size-fits-all renewable energy standard, contending that North Carolina's regional constraints (limited renewable resources, high costs) make such mandates economically unfeasible. He advocates instead for a greenhouse gas…
“A recent study by Southern Alliance for Clean Energy showed that North Carolina has 15,777 MW of wind energy potential, 9,111 MW of biopower potential and 55,628 MW of solar energy potential.”
“We don't want to provide some sort of perverse incentive for fuel switching when electricity may be the least efficient option. The bias should be toward maximum efficiency and minimum environmental impact. From a pure physics point of view, there's a real advantage to natural gas for hot water and direct cooking.”
“There are billions of dollars of real estate investment on the Outer Banks and concerns about beach erosion. None of this stuff is going to be good for that.”
A public forum held by North Carolina's Division of Air Quality in Raleigh addressed strategies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Marjorie Mulhall, climate campaign coordinator for Environmental Defense and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, advocated…
“the plan would actually cut those pollutants by about half in a decade, and make the 70 percent target by 2018. But there would be no guarantees”
