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NCCU-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…
Read MoreNorth Carolina Utilities Commission Issues Order Modifying Duke Energy’s Solar Rebate Program
At the end of September, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) issued an Order modifying the first year of Duke Energy’s Solar Rebate Program (Modification Order). Please visit our blog for a refresher on the events leading up to the latest order issued by the Commission. When the Solar Rebate Programs for residential and non-residential customers reached their 2018…
Read MoreCarolina Tiger Rescue
Here at NCSEA, we value our community and are committed to giving back through regularly scheduled days of service. This summer our staff spent the day at Carolina Tiger Rescue in Pittsboro, North Carolina—a sanctuary for wild cats found all across the United States. The mission of Carolina Tiger Rescue is to protect wild cats,…
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