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Dr. Deb Wojcik: Lifelong Learning to Create Cleantech Connections
Dr. Deb Wojcik is the Director of the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster, a Raleigh-based nonprofit organization that brings together industry, academia, government, and other nonprofits to advance the cleantech economy. She works to understand the needs of stakeholders to facilitate clean energy innovation and adoption of clean energy technologies. We talked with her for…
Read MoreDr. Henry McKoy: Soaring Toward an Equitable Future
NCSEA is excited to feature Dr. Henry McKoy, Director of the Office of State and Community Energy Programs at the United States Department of Energy. This feature is part of NCSEA’s ongoing focus on elevating exemplary members of the clean energy community. A Career Path Focused on Community Impact Dr. Henry McKoy grew up in…
Read MoreQ&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…
Read MoreMiriam Makhyoun: Ushering in Data-Backed Solutions for the Electricity Market of Tomorrow
We recently sat down with Miriam Makhyoun, CEO of EQ Research, to learn more about her career path in clean energy. This feature is part of NCSEA’s celebration of Women’s History Month and our ongoing initiative to elevate exemplary individuals across the clean energy community. An Evolving Career in Cleaner Energy Miriam Makhyoun focuses on…
Read MoreMozine 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…
Read MoreDr. Tony Reames: Remaining Optimistic About Energy Justice
NCSEA is excited to feature Dr. Tony Reames, Deputy Director for Energy Justice at the U.S. Department of Energy. Dr. Reames was appointed to this position in the Office of Energy Justice Policy and Analysis in the Office of Economic Impact and Diversity by the Biden Administration in June 2021. He is responsible for developing…
Read MoreOlalekan Ogundairo: Charging Up at the Intersection of Energy, Finance, and Technology
We recently sat down with Olalekan Ogundairo, Founder of BlueTanks, to learn more about his career path and what excites him most about the future of transportation electrification in North Carolina and beyond. This feature is part of NCSEA’s celebration of Black History Month and our ongoing focus on elevating exemplary individuals in the clean…
Read MoreMoNiqueka 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. …
Read MoreNC 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,…
Read MoreA Squeaky Clean Conversation: Episode 79: #InflationReductionAct – Getting the Funds to Those Who Need It Most
“People deserve to come home and rest in places where their lungs are not taxed and where their children and elders get to breathe clean air and recoup from the work they’re doing every day.” -Odetta MacLeish-White, Director of Georgia Initiatives at the Center for Community Progress In Fall 2022, NCSEA went to Atlanta for…
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