Member Highlight: Sugar Hollow Solar— Helping to Grow the Clean Energy Workforce of Tomorrow 

NCSEA had the opportunity to sit down with Clary Franko, Chief Operating Officer at Sugar Hollow Solar, to learn more about its leadership growing North Carolina’s rooftop solar market. Specifically, we learned about Sugar Hollow’s priorities in workforce development through its participation in the Steps4Growth program.  A Sugar Hollow Solar rooftop installation in the mountains of…

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Q&A: Unfolding Duke Energy’s Proposed Customer-Facing Programs with NCSEA Regulatory Counsel, Ethan Blumenthal 

Towards the end of January 2023, Duke Energy filed proposals for its new customer clean energy programs at the NC Utilities Commission. This came after multiple months of stakeholder convenings comprised of numerous advocates, large customers and manufacturers, municipalities, and many others with an interest in seeing the expansion of programs designed for users with…

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Mozine Lowe: Educating an Inspired Clean Energy Future

We recently sat down with Mozine Lowe, Executive Director at the Center for Energy Education, to discuss the role of education and outreach to include more rural communities in the clean energy conversation. This feature is part of NCSEA’s celebration of Women’s History Month and our ongoing focus on elevating exemplary individuals across the clean…

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MoNiqueka Smith: Blooming Where She Was Planted 

We recently sat down with MoNiqueka Smith, Legal Regulatory Manager at Duke Energy to learn more about her career path and what excites her about the future of energy in North Carolina. This feature is part of NCSEA’s celebration of Black History Month and our ongoing focus on elevating women and diversity in clean energy.  …

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NC Utilities Commission’s Carbon Plan Order 

The North Carolina Utilities Commission issued its first Carbon Plan order on December 30, 2022, after more than a year of proceedings. The process was directed by HB951, which required NCUC to take “all reasonable steps” to achieve 70 percent carbon emissions reductions from 2005 levels by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2050. The following article,…

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NCSEA’s 2022 End of Year Review

2022 was a big year for North Carolina and the growth of the clean energy sector. We saw an unprecedented amount of federal funding, historic private investment announcements in the state, and a groundswell of momentum created through various executive orders and regulatory actions. The year was a busy one for NCSEA— we expanded our…

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