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North Carolina Utilities Commission Chairman William Brawley unilaterally halted Duke Energy's solar procurement in April without notice or public hearing, according to clean energy groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. During oral arguments, advocates…
“The cleanest, most efficient electron is the one you never use”
“This is a great victory for clean energy while also overcoming an unnecessary roadblock to critical funding on the road to bringing the United States and our Southeast region into the 21st century”
“Duke's new customer program undermines the trust of North Carolinians seeking to protect their families and future generations from the consequences of climate-warming carbon pollution”
“Duke's new customer program undermines the trust of North Carolinians seeking to protect their families and future generations from the consequences of climate-warming carbon pollution”
“Investments in EVs and batteries, particularly in Georgia and North Carolina, were the largest economic development projects ever in the history of those states”
North Carolina announced a $208 million home energy rebate program called Energy Saver NC to help low- to moderate-income homeowners electrify their homes and improve energy efficiency. The program, managed by the Department of Environmental Quality,…
“Electric school buses produce zero tailpipe emissions, protecting students, drivers, and communities from harmful air pollutants that can lead to asthma, cancer and other heart and lung illnesses”
Large industrial customers of Duke Energy are challenging a Customer Assistance Program that subsidizes bills for low-income customers, arguing they shouldn't bear the cost. Consumer advocates and clean energy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean…
“They help to, let's say, balance the economic side of some of these investments. That's what they were intended to do, right?”
“When you look at disruptive technologies, historically, that have come to market, that 5% market share is a critical threshold. At that point, you begin to have enough of that technology in the market where consumers begin to pay attention and begin to adopt, beyond just those early adopter-type consumers”
“North Carolina used to have the most solar in the Southeast, and the second most in the entire country behind California. Florida, was kind of a latecomer”
“From an environmental perspective, we always talk about the electron that you do not use is the greenest electron.”
North Carolina homebuilders are blocking modernization of the state's energy efficiency standards, arguing stricter codes will make homes unaffordable. However, builder Rodney Graham and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy argue that energy-efficient homes save money…
“Energy efficiency is the least-cost energy resource. Increasing energy efficiency basically reduces the total investments that the utilities have to make, making it the cheapest way to meet energy needs for customers. And from an environmental perspective, we always talk about the electron that you do not use is the greenest electron.”
