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Report shines the light on energy poverty in North Carolina
A new report ranks counties in North Carolina according to their energy poverty gaps The rankings are based on what impoverished households pay for electricity compared with what they can reasonably afford The report offers…
How obscuring solar power’s full cost subverts state law
Adding a solar project to the electrical grid cannot be done without also adding backup generation The North Carolina Utilities Commission excludes the costs of backup generation in evaluating solar projects’ costs, even…
Duke Energy reaps no billion-dollar fuel cost windfall
Did a new law let Duke Energy illegally pass along $1 billion in fuel costs to North Carolina electricity customers? No. Nevertheless, a recent WRAL news report, amplified by the left-of-center activist group Carolina…
Solar’s cost should reflect its need for backup generation
It is undisputed that backup generation is an integral, inseparable aspect of solar facilities The North Carolina Utilities Commission treats solar facilities as if they are low-cost sources by treating their necessary backup…
The lingering effects of bad policy choices
On Nov. 20, Duke Energy announced that it had requested rate increases from the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) of 15.0 percent for Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) customers and 15.1 percent for Duke Energy Progress…
MVP Southgate gets a key state permit after years of denials
With the MVP Southgate project getting a critical state water permit, North Carolina is finally set to get its second interstate natural gas pipeline The state would have already had more pipelines were it not for Gov. Roy…
Duke plan confirms greater productivity of nuclear, natural gas
Duke’s latest resource plan filing shows how unreliable its planned new solar capacity is relative to new nuclear and natural gas capacity The plan shows that natural gas is roughly twice as productive as solar, while nuclear…
More reliability coming for North Carolina power consumers
The latest resource plan filed by Duke Energy reflects a rapidly changing energy environment in North Carolina The good news is that there will be much more reliable, baseload-capable natural gas and nuclear capacity added to…
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