NCSEA in the News

The following articles feature our members and staff:

• 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
• Brad Ives recognized by NC Sustainable Energy Association – UNC Gazette - January 30, 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

2018

• What will midterm elections mean for North Carolina energy policy? – Energy News Network - December 6, 2018
• Duke solar rebate program leads to call for ethics in renewables – MountainXpress - November 23, 2018
• Editorial: Cooper wants N.C. to lead the clean energy economy – WRAL - November 21, 2018
• OP-ED: NC State’s oily investments threaten our future – NCSU Technician - November 18, 2018
• Solar energy topic for Center for Environment speaker – Salisbury Post - November 12, 2018
• Why new charges, storage restrictions sought by Duke Energy are likely to be controversial among solar players – Charlotte Business Journal - November 7, 2018
• Cooper signs executive order committing to clean energy – Watauga Democrat - November 2, 2018
• Gov. Cooper targets climate issue, orders NC agencies to reduce carbon emissions – Charlotte Business Journal - October 30, 2018
• North Carolina Advocates Push For Installer Conduct Standards – Solar Wakeup - October 25, 2018
• Clean energy, storage leaders convene in North Carolina – Daily Energy Insider - October 19, 2018
• Energy Storage STUDIO conference promotes innovation and idea sharing – Energy Digital - October 17, 2018
• NC headliners: Inclusion & Next Economy, climate briefing, Women in Clean Energy & more – WRAL TechWire - October 15, 2018
• Duke Energy: How impact of Florence, flooding makes case for grid updates – Charlotte Business Journal - October 4, 2018
• How will Duke Energy pay for $13B grid upgrade? – Charlotte Business Journal - October 4, 2018
• Solar farm company moving project plans to Rowan County – Record & Landmark - September 26, 2018
• Bulls host final four games of 2018 regular season – WRAL - August 29, 2018
• In North Carolina, low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency is going to waste – Energy News Network - September 4, 2018
• ‘It sort of exploded’: the rapid rise of solar energy in North Carolina – Daily Tar Heel - September 2, 2018
• In North Carolina, renewable energy losing its edge as a political wedge – Energy News Network - August 1, 2018
• Solar rebates: More than 1,500 apply for Duke Energy program – WLOS - July 30th, 2018
• Dionne Delli-Gatti: North Carolina's power grid needs to be more modern – Greensboro News & Record - July 19, 2018
• NC solar developers lose battery storage challenge to Duke Energy – Charlotte Business Journal - June 28, 2018
• Proposed Duke settlement splits environmentalists – Winston-Salem Journal - June 19, 2018
• Apple, Google among those now objecting to Duke Energy grid program as N.C. ruling looms – Charlotte Business Journal - June 12, 2018
• Compromise deal to curb Duke Energy's legislative push for $13B grid plan – Charlotte Business Journal - June 5, 2018
• Duke Energy Finds Support for Smaller NC Grid Improvement Plan – Green Tech Media - June 4, 2018
• Why opponents are blasting compromise on Duke Energy's $7.8B grid plan – Charlotte Business Journal - June 4, 2018
• Duke Energy reaches compromise on grid modernization – Greensboro News & Record - June 1, 2018
• 7 Takeaways From North Carolina’s State Energy Conference – Energy News Network - April 24, 2018
• NC regulators just made it cheaper to install solar panels on your roof. Here's how – Charlotte Observer - April 16, 2018
• Energy conference to shine light on NC’s increasingly powerful industrial presence – WRAL TechWire - April 16, 2018
• Climate shifting toward solar industry in North Carolina. More solar farms to come – Port City Daily - April 5, 2018
• Duke Energy using North Carolina-based renewable natural gas in first-of-its-kind project – Power Magazine - March 29, 2018
• Duke Energy's revived ‘Green Source’ renewables program gives advocates the blues – Charlotte Business Journal - March 26, 2018
• From pork to PCs, a trade war with China creates fallout for NC – WRAL TechWire - March 23, 2018
• Steep hike in fixed-power charge faces unusual scrutiny in Duke Energy rate case – Charlotte Business Journal - March 20, 2018
• A spotlight on solar farms  – Richmond County Daily Journal - March 20, 2018
• Consumer Vs. Utility Driven: Southeast and Southwest Show Two Approaches to Solar Power – InsideSources.com - March 19, 2018
• Duke Energy witness defends $7.8 billion grid program in rate-case hearing – Charlotte Business Journal - March 15, 2018
• Solar tariffs could cost N.C. hundreds of jobs – Sun Journal - February 5, 2018
• Duke Energy proposes renewable energy programs for North Carolina customers – Daily Energy Insider - February 2, 2018
• STEW MILLER & BRIAN O'HARA: Solar already making America great, tariffs threaten it – WRAL - January 27, 2018
• Rate hike opponents attack Duke Energy’s proposed $13B grid-improvement plan – Charlotte Business Journal - January 26, 2018
• Trump slaps tariffs on imports of solar panels; move could hurt NC clean energy industry  – WRAL TechWire - January 23, 2018
• Duke Energy wants to offer $62 million solar rebate program – PV Magazine - January 23, 2018
• See how much you would save in Duke Energy's $62 million solar rebate program – Asheville Citizen-Times - January 22, 2018
• Here’s how much you can save going solar under new Duke Energy program – The Charlotte Observer - January 22, 2018
• Duke Energy proposes new solar rebates for North Carolinians – Solar World - January 22, 2018
• Duke Energy proposes $62 million solar rebate program in North Carolina – Business Insider - January 22, 2018
• Duke Energy finds itself on both sides of dispute over new solar bids – Charlotte Business Journal - January 11, 2018