More details have emerged regarding the shady nature of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline Deal. From WBTV: Documents released by the Cooper Administration last month show senior staff ... Keep Reading
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Beware of Misleading Claims about Renewable Energy
Advocates of renewable energy often make claims that sound plausible but turn out to be misleading. A recent Forbes article exposes a typical such claim. "Renewable energy ... Keep Reading
Opening the Books on Renewable Power in North Carolina
In what may be a first, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has put on its docket a petition to declare that a renewable power facility is in fact a public utility ... Keep Reading
New Study: Renewable Energy Mandates to Cost NC Thousands of Jobs
A new study authored by energy expert Dr. Timothy Considine of the University of Wyoming finds that North Carolina’s 12 percent renewable portfolio standard (RPS) will increase ... Keep Reading
NC Energy Crook Nearly Laughed Out of Commissioner’s Meeting
Currituck County commissioners this week denied a permit for a third solar farm for the county. Most notable from the article is how the snake oil salesman "project development ... Keep Reading
New From Civitas: NCEnergyCrooks.com
Tired of rising utility bills? Had it with fat cat special interests profiting off the backs of NC families and small businesses? Then check out NCEnergyCrooks.com - a website ... Keep Reading
Duke Energy: Renewable Energy Mandates Keeping Rates Higher
This press release from Duke Energy delivers some good news to NC households - rates are going down. But thanks to the renewable energy portfolio standards (REPS), however, rates ... Keep Reading
NC Shouldn’t Renew ‘Renewable’ Handouts
By Garland Tucker and Francis De Luca North Carolina taxpayers are about to get stuck with a big bill – if the General Assembly continues the state’s “Renewable Energy Portfolio ... Keep Reading
The Heavy Price of Renewable Energy in NC
North Carolinians are forced to pay twice to prop up the state’s renewable energy lobby: once in the form of higher taxes and again for higher electric bills to support a Renewable ... Keep Reading
End Costly State Mandates on Electric Power
In 2007, North Carolina legislators enacted a renewable energy portfolio standard. Simply put, these standards require that a certain percentage of energy provided by NC utilities ... Keep Reading
