NCSEA in the News
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2020

• How COVID-19 is affecting NC’s cleantech sector: Alarming implications, unique opportunities - WRAL Tech Wire - April 17, 2020
• N.C. regulators: no public hearing on Duke Energy solar rebate problems - Energy News Network - April 14, 2020
• Leyline Renewable Capital Statement on COVID-19 - Press Release - March 20, 2020
• Solar Advocates Ask Regulators To Examine Duke Solar Rebate Snafu - WUNC - February 18, 2020
• End Duke Energy’s monopoly in North Carolina? It’s complicated - Energy News Network - February 24, 2020
• The N.C. Utilities Commission is almost fully filled with Cooper appointees. What will that mean in 2020? - Energy News Network - January 23, 2020

2019

• North Carolina eliminates controversial Duke multiyear rate plan from energy legislation – Utility Dive – October 31, 2019
• North Carolina legislature drops the controversial proposal for Duke Energy rates – N&O – October 30, 2019
• Automakers call on pressed NC regulators to act quickly on Duke Energy's electric-vehicle pilot – Charlotte Business Journal – October 10, 2019
• The U.S. Southeast: A Hotspot For Uneconomic Fossil Power, Already Costs Consumers Millions – Forbes – October 8, 2019
• Opinion: How benefits of solar energy in SC go beyond emissions – Greenville News – September 15, 2019
• Why Duke Energy says NC should OK its $76 million investment in electric vehicle charging program – Chatham News Record – August 12, 2019
• Solar, clean jobs boost Chatham – Chatham News Record – August 2, 2019
• Clean energy works for farmers – The Robesonian – July 30, 2019
• Solar brings in the big bucks for local governments – PV Magazine – July 30, 2019
• Business urge state legislators to pass efficiency bill before adjournment - July 1, 2019
• Report: Growing clean energy sector responsible for more than 43,000 jobs in NC – WRAL TechWire – June 17, 2019
• States losing gas tax revenue on electric, hybrid cars – Washington Times – June 12, 2019
• In N.C., women underrepresented but hopeful about future in solar industry – EnergyNews – May 23, 2019
• Clean Energy Generated More Than $28B Statewide Since 2007  – WUNC – May 14, 2019
• Ivan Urlaub: Affordable power bill in NC begins with clean energy – Sailsbury Post – May 5, 2019
• N.C. Gov. Cooper could play a major role in energy policy with four upcoming appointments – Energy News Network – April 25, 2019
• Would Duke Energy’s $76 million electric vehicle plan leave room for competition? – Energy News Network - April 17, 2019
• Senate Bill Would Ban Wind Farms In Some NC Counties – WFAE - March 27, 2019
• Leading Global Energy thinker to speak at Catawba College – WBTV - March 28, 2019
• Clean energy groups bring models to a modeling fight – PV Magazine - March 28, 2019
• Final Powering Energy Efficiency and Impacts Framework (PEEIF) Project Report Released – NCCETC - March 15, 2019
• Pressure Builds against Duke Energy’s Long-range Plan for NC – The Grey Area News - March 15, 2019
• Why are NC, other large solar states losing industry jobs? – Charlotte Business Journal - February 13, 2019
• Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster event connects job seekers, local employers – WRAL TechWire - January 29, 2019
• Duke Energy adjusts $13B grid program, leaving opponents encouraged but wary – Charlotte Business Journal - January 22, 2019
• Solar farms in Alamance County confront challenges – The East Carolinian - January 14, 2019
• Study: Batteries are coming to N.C., but how many, how soon depends on policy – Energy News Network - January 8, 2019