Posts Tagged ‘Solar’
2018 North Carolina Clean Energy Industry Census Illustrates Importance of Clean Energy for North Carolina’s Economy
RALEIGH, N.C., June 20, 2019— North Carolina’s diverse Clean Energy Industry now boasts over $14 billion in revenue, 43,238 jobs, and over 1,700 firms according to the 2018 North Carolina Clean Energy Industry Census, released today by North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA). Since NCSEA pioneered the first state-based Clean Energy Industry Census in 2008,…
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 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 MoreNC Utilities Commission Hears Oral Arguments in Duke Energy’s Proposed Green Source Advantage Program
On September 4, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) heard Oral Arguments in proposed the Green Source Advantage (GSA) program docket. As you might recall, GSA is Duke’s proposed green tariff for large consumers of energy, including specifically the military and the University of North Carolina, that arose out of HB 589 and is intended by…
Read MoreSolar Company Shines Light on Gender Pay Parity
Women in the United States are, on average, paid just 80 cents on the dollar of what men make. National residential solar and storage company Sunrun Inc., though, is leading the industry toward a more equitable future. Earlier this summer, Sunrun announced that it had achieved 100 percent gender pay parity for employees performing similar work in similar…
Read MoreNCSEA’s statement on the Currituck County Solar Ban
It is unfortunate that Currituck County residents will miss out on future jobs and land-lease payments from additional local solar development. The recent move to ban new solar projects from coming to the area shuts the door on the millions of dollars* in economic development and increased property tax revenues generated by existing Currituck County…
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