Keeping Housing Affordable: The Status of Building Codes in NC 

Interior view of a house under construction home framing Over the course of the past two years, the building experts at the NC Building Code Council, an appointed council charged with establishing codes and standards for the built environment in the state, have been weighing potential updates to North Carolina’s energy, fuel, and mechanical building…

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2023 Update on Net Metering in North Carolina

Solar Choice Net Metering is the future of Solar in North Carolina. from NC Sustainable Energy Asso Last week, the NC Utilities Commission issued a long-awaited order determining the future of compensation for rooftop solar customers in North Carolina. Given the significant changes this decision poses to our rooftop solar installers, customers, and interested stakeholders,…

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NC Utilities Commission Issues Partial Approval of Rooftop Solar Settlement

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MARCH 27, 2022 Media Contacts: Matt Abele, NC Sustainable Energy Association, mattabele@energync.org Kathleen Sullivan, Southern Environmental Law Center, ksullivan@selcnc.org NC Utilities Commission Issues Partial Approval of Rooftop Solar Settlement Order Approves Time-of-Use Rates and Denies Incentives, Leaving More to Be Desired for Rooftop Solar Customers in the State RALEIGH, N.C. – Recently, the NC Utilities…

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NCSEA Recognizes and Remembers Juneteenth

Just last year, the U.S. government enacted legislation designating Juneteenth as an official federal holiday. The team at NCSEA was pleased to see this recognition come to fruition, especially in light of the injustices that have taken place over the past couple of years stemming from the death of George Floyd. As we take this…

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NC Utilities Commission Issues Performance Based Regulations Order

On Thursday, in accordance with the requirements of HB951: Energy Solutions for North Carolina, the NC Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued an order adopting rules governing Performance-Based Regulations (PBR) for the regulated electric utilities in North Carolina. Performance-based regulation is an approach to utility regulation that incentivizes utility performance through mechanisms such as multi-year ratemaking and…

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