Trying to turn our oceans into sprawling, on-again/off-again electric stations is becoming even more prohibitively expensive.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 @ 1:06 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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lists Republicans they expect to stand up for Biden's green energy boondoggle
Published: Thursday, February 22nd, 2024 @ 10:07 pm
By: John Steed
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They also show why the General Assembly was wise to put the least-cost and reliable guardrails into law
Published: Tuesday, January 30th, 2024 @ 9:15 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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While states consider enormously expensive plans to rework their entire electricity systems to cut CO2 emissions, energy-based emissions are still increasing across most of the world, especially China
Published: Wednesday, November 8th, 2023 @ 5:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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When government decides to buy something, cost increases are sure to follow. One reason is that people are generally less cost-conscious when they’re spending other people’s money. Government decision-makers are people spending revenues collected from other people.
Published: Wednesday, October 18th, 2023 @ 6:25 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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RALEIGH: North Carolina continues to lead the way addressing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS. Last week, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) took key steps to develop state surface water and groundwater standards for PFAS compounds.
Published: Sunday, September 10th, 2023 @ 9:12 am
By: Governor's Office
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Recently, Senator Phil Berger and 28 other senators wrote a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) requesting approval for an extension to the completion date of the MVP Southgate project.
Published: Monday, July 17th, 2023 @ 7:02 pm
By: Eastern NC NOW Staff
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Says wind and solar not reliable; this is a wake up call for North Carolina
Published: Sunday, June 25th, 2023 @ 7:55 pm
By: John Steed
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Massive "city" of enormous wind turbines would severely conflict with military training and operations
Published: Saturday, June 3rd, 2023 @ 10:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As the North Carolina Utilities Commission works on a Carbon Plan that would dramatically shape the state’s energy future, the state grew by 133,088 people in 2022 alone, the third fastest-growing state in the nation.
Published: Wednesday, March 15th, 2023 @ 7:51 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Attends UN climate conference in Egypt
Published: Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 @ 9:12 pm
By: John Steed
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The plan acknowledges adding more solar and wind generation raises rates and harms job creation
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 5:54 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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HB951, pushed by RINOs, already causing pain
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2023 @ 9:08 am
By: John Steed
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On Friday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) released its long-awaited Carbon Plan, which aims to significantly reduce carbon emissions by 2030 and reach carbon neutrality by 2050.
Published: Saturday, January 21st, 2023 @ 9:51 am
By: Carolina Journal
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This winter, North Carolina residents are paying more to heat their homes, and an upcoming decision by the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC) could add to the pain.
Published: Wednesday, January 11th, 2023 @ 9:23 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A Brief Analysis and Inquiry
Published: Tuesday, January 10th, 2023 @ 11:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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'Guarantees higher bills and colder homes over the winter.'
Published: Friday, January 6th, 2023 @ 3:37 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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environmentally harmful and one of the most expensive ways to make electricity
Published: Thursday, December 15th, 2022 @ 8:31 am
By: John Steed
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cost passed on to electric consumers - this is what will happen in NC under HB951
Published: Thursday, November 3rd, 2022 @ 9:40 am
By: John Steed
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lawsuit in the works to stop massive offshore Virginia wind farm
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 10:32 am
By: John Steed
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In a late September letter to the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the Wilmington City Council asked that any path forward on reducing carbon also take into account price and grid reliability.
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 @ 10:31 am
By: Carolina Journal
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A law passed in 2021 required that the “decarbonization” plan approved by the state Utilities Commission to be reasonable, set forth the least-cost path to compliance, and maintain or improve grid adequacy and reliability
Published: Saturday, October 8th, 2022 @ 1:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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this is a lesson for NC as Cooper and RINOs want to end coal for us
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 8:39 pm
By: John Steed
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On May 16, Duke Energy filed the Carolinas Carbon Plan with the N.C. Utilities Commission. The plan calls for N.C. to become "carbon neutral" by 2050.
Published: Thursday, October 6th, 2022 @ 4:54 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Crucially, the law requires that the plan approved by the UC must, with emphasis added:
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 1:05 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The policy is sound; the soundness of the policy’s implementation is still yet to be determined.
Published: Wednesday, September 14th, 2022 @ 10:41 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Electric ratepayers are on the hook if it doesn't work
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: John Steed
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Milos Zeman opposes EU mandates
Published: Friday, August 26th, 2022 @ 8:06 am
By: John Steed
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Christian conservative Alvin Robinson seeking support
Published: Monday, August 22nd, 2022 @ 3:08 pm
By: John Steed
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The Biden administration’s National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) recommended breaching dams on the Snake River to ensure the survival of endangered salmon — a move that could jeopardize power supplies in the Pacific Northwest and worsen the supply chain crisis.
Published: Friday, July 22nd, 2022 @ 5:53 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Duke Energy's plans would raise energy costs between $86 and $95 a month per household.
Published: Saturday, July 16th, 2022 @ 3:43 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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Below is the presentation I gave the North Carolina Energy Policy Council on May 18, 2022.
Published: Monday, June 27th, 2022 @ 5:26 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Bill allows lawsuits, penalties retroactive to 2017.
Published: Friday, June 10th, 2022 @ 5:04 pm
By: Carolina Journal
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In 2021 Gov. Cooper ordered the state to develop 2.8 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy resources by 2030 and a whopping 8 GW by 2040
Published: Tuesday, May 31st, 2022 @ 11:24 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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