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Today, NCSEA’s regulatory counsel sent a letter officially opposing the NC Department of Environmental Quality’s (“DEQ”) proposed rules to implement the Environmental Protection Agency’s (“EPA”) Clean Power Plan in North Carolina. As stated in the letter, NCSEA opposes the state rules currently proposed by DEQ, citing their failure to: Comply with the Clean Power Plan; Utilize renewable energy…

One-Year Extension for Clean Energy Projects Completed in 2016 Would Generate Up to $3 Billion in Additional Investments Despite broad bi-partisan support, the final state budget passed by the N.C. General Assembly in September did not include an extension of the state renewable energy investment tax credit (REITC), which is scheduled to expire on January…

NCSEA is disappointed to learn that the North Carolina General Assembly has neglected to include an extension of the Renewable Energy Investment Tax Credit in its proposed budget. By allowing the credit to sunset at the end of the 2015, the legislature has sent a clear message to countless clean energy workers, investors, businesses and…

Any public discussion about energy should be transparent. The August 27th letter to the Triangle Business Journal from Garland Tucker III and Francis DeLuca (“Just Say No to Renewable Energy Credits”), wasn’t transparent and, if left unresponded to, will mislead the public. First, their letter referenced a Bill Gates interview in the Financial Times to…

NCSEA works to provide reliable, current information about our state and region’s growing clean energy economy. Our Market Intelligence team plays a key role in this effort by serving as our hub of information and insights about the energy marketplace. The latest resource to come from our Market Intelligence team is an interactive map detailing net metering…

Monday morning, counsel for NCSEA appeared before the NC Utilities Commission (“Commission”) to participate in evidentiary hearings for the annual calculations of three bill riders for Duke Energy Carolinas (“DEC”) customers. The three riders allow DEC to recover costs for (1) fuel for traditional generation, (2) demand-side management and energy efficiency programs, and (3) Renewable…

Technology Giants Express Concern over Proposed REPS Freeze in House Bill 332 RALEIGH, N.C., MAY 28, 2015 – Representing billions of dollars in investment and hundreds of full-time jobs at data centers across North Carolina, Apple, Google and Facebook sent state legislators a letter opposing House Bill 332, which seeks to change policies for renewable…

In the last two weeks, House Bill 760 and its attempts to devastate NC’s clean energy economy have changed multiple times. The attack on the clean energy economy is a solution looking for a problem. The version of House Bill 760 that passed the House and is now in the Senate freezes North Carolina’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard…

Keeping clean energy in NC’s energy mix will save electric customers $651 million by 2029 State and local governments have enjoyed $280.7 million in positive economic impacts from clean energy development to date Rural areas are particularly benefiting from clean energy, receiving nearly 75% of the $2.6 billion in clean energy investments made since 2008 It’s…