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NCSEA Intervenes in Avoided Cost Proceedings
An important component of the utility ratemaking process includes the biennial avoided cost proceedings. As a reminder, avoided cost is defined as the incremental cost that a utility avoids by purchasing power from a qualifying facility (QF) rather than generating power itself or purchasing it from another source. These rates are determined by the North Carolina…
Read MoreNCSEA Submits Initial Comments & Alternative Proposal for Duke Energy’s Proposed Integrated Resource Plans
Every two years, the Duke and Dominion utilities in North Carolina are required to submit new Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) to the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) for approval. IRPs are, in short, a utility’s plan for meeting forecasted annual peak and energy demand over a specified future period. Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP) submitted…
Read MoreNCCU-NCSEA Diversity and Inclusiveness Survey Results
Throughout 2018, NCSEA worked with computer science students from North Carolina Central University (NCCU) to collect and analyze information about the current state of diversity and inclusiveness in the clean energy ecosystem from our members and partners. NCSEA designed the survey to collect demographic information about the respondents as well as their job satisfaction, barriers…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Utilities Commission Issues Order in Green Source Advantage Program Docket
On February 1, the North Carolina Utilities Commission issued an Order on Duke Energy’s proposed Green Source Advantage (GSA) Program. It has been several months since the Commission heard Oral Arguments in relation to this docket and NCSEA encourages those in need of a refresher to visit our blog. NCSEA has completed an initial review…
Read MoreTogether for North Carolina
Dear friend, With your help, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) had an incredible 2018. This has been a year of growth, opportunity, and collaboration for NCSEA and our clean energy community. The progress that North Carolina’s clean energy community made in 2018 is worth celebrating. After the passage of House Bill 589 last year,…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Sustainable Energy Association Announces 2018 Member Award Winners
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jordan Jones jordan@energync.org 602-350-4887 RALEIGH, N.C., December 17, 2018 – North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA) today announced the winners of six prestigious awards. The members who received these awards were selected from among almost 400 NCSEA members for their distinguished service for each of the following categories: Clean Energy Innovator;…
Read MoreOrder Issued Amending Duke Energy Solar Rebate Program
On December 3, 2018 the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued an Order granting the Joint Motion to Amend Duke Energy’s Solar Rebate Program. You may recall that NCSEA and other interested parties jointly moved to amend the NCUC’s September 20th Order modifying the Solar Rebate Program. The granted amendments include: allowing the annual application window to open on the first…
Read MoreFinal Energy Storage Study Released
On December 3rd, North Carolina State University released the long-awaited Energy Storage Options for North Carolina (also known as, the Energy Storage Study) mandated by HB 589. The year-long study “addressed how energy storage technologies may or may not provide value to North Carolina consumers” and “the feasibility of energy storage in North Carolina, including services energy storage can provide that…
Read MoreJoint Motion to Amend Filed in Solar Rebate Docket
Last week, NCSEA and other relevant parties filed a Joint Motion to Amend Duke Energy’s Solar Rebate Program docket in front of the North Carolina Utilities Commission (Commission). This filing comes as a direct result of the Commission’s Order Modifying Duke Energy’s Solar Rebate Program, which was filed on September 20, 2018, and changed the…
Read MoreNCSEA Applauds Governor Cooper’s Clean Energy Vision via Executive Order #80
Today, North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper reaffirmed our state’s commitment to a clean energy future. Executive Order #80, signed by the Governor this afternoon during a press conference at SAS, sets forth his vision for North Carolina’s future—one of increased resilience in the face of devastating natural disasters and a thriving clean energy economy. NCSEA…
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