"This gets us closer to deploy nuclear power when and where it is needed to give our nation's warfighters the tools to win in battle," Duffey said.
( Published Tuesday, March 10th, 2026 @ 12:01 pm )]]> The Trump administration and a bipartisan group of governors, including North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein, are pressuring the nation's largest regional electric grid operator to rein in rising electricity costs.
( Published Wednesday, January 28th, 2026 @ 6:25 pm )]]> As western North Carolina continues to recover more than a year later from Hurricane Helene, Gov. Josh Stein's office has released several announcements in recent days detailing funding for infrastructure repairs.
( Published Tuesday, December 16th, 2025 @ 10:38 pm )]]> Holiday lights bring cheer and joy, until the electric bill arrives at the end of the month. However, Duke Energy, the largest energy company in North Carolina, offers tips to help its customers reduce their utility usage and minimize the impact on their monthly bills.
( Published Monday, December 8th, 2025 @ 4:39 pm )]]> The Trump administration is opening up seven additional lease areas for oil drilling in the Gulf of America.
( Published Friday, November 28th, 2025 @ 4:36 pm )]]> Today Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 23, establishing the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force to strengthen the state's electricity infrastructure and energy affordability as demand increases.
( Published Thursday, August 28th, 2025 @ 7:26 am )]]> Trump recinded waivers allowing California to impose harsh emissions standards.
( Published Monday, August 25th, 2025 @ 5:04 pm )]]> Early in the morning of June 24, amid a blistering heat wave affecting most of the nation, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) granted a request from Duke Energy Carolinas by issuing an emergency order authorizing Duke to exceed environmental emissions levels if needed
( Published Wednesday, August 20th, 2025 @ 9:58 pm )]]> Come out and support your local business community!
( Published Wednesday, June 25th, 2025 @ 10:38 am )]]> A coalition of organizations is urging Congress to terminate the subsidies associated with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and the elements of the Green New Deal it codified in policy.
( Published Monday, February 17th, 2025 @ 9:55 am )]]> Ford Motor Company revealed this week that it lost more than a hundred thousand dollars for every electric vehicle that it sold during the first quarter.
( Published Tuesday, May 14th, 2024 @ 2:47 pm )]]> 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 )]]> Mercedes-Benz is scrapping its plans to only sell electric vehicles after 2030 as consumer demand for EVs remains lower than what automakers projected.
( Published Saturday, March 16th, 2024 @ 11:12 am )]]> Toyota, Kempower, and Epsilon Advanced Materials - all companies in clean energy industries - top the year's $12.9 billion project list
( Published Sunday, March 3rd, 2024 @ 12:09 pm )]]> Epsilon Advanced Materials (EAM), India's leading battery materials company has announced a $650 million investment in Brunswick County, North Carolina.
( Published Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:39 am )]]> I recently wrote about "How the Budget Stops California from Setting North Carolina's Transportation Policy."
( Published Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 @ 1:14 am )]]> On Tuesday, the North Carolina General Assembly overrode five bills that had been vetoed by Governor Roy Cooper. Since the legislature held its first override vote in March, there have been a total of 19 veto overrides this year.
( Published Wednesday, February 7th, 2024 @ 2:04 pm )]]> 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 )]]> North Carolina's no-more-stringent law forbids state environmental agencies from imposing stricter environmental regulations than required by the federal government
( Published Wednesday, January 17th, 2024 @ 2:38 pm )]]> The state is one of America's top oil producers, but the state Democratic Party's platform could seek to change that
( Published Sunday, January 14th, 2024 @ 9:26 am )]]> Gov. Roy Cooper has declared the week of Sept. 25 "Clean Energy Week." Whether that indicates he will sign Senate Bill 678, "Clean Energy/Other Changes," remains unclear.
( Published Friday, January 12th, 2024 @ 7:47 am )]]> A solar energy company recently awarded $3 billion by the Biden administration has been accused of scamming elderly people, and Republican leaders in the House and Senate are now asking the Energy Department to provide more details about the deal.
( Published Thursday, December 28th, 2023 @ 9:57 pm )]]> From December through mid-August, 60 large whales have washed ashore East Coast beaches, coinciding with the issuance of several federal permits for whale "harassment" as a consequence of offshore wind energy development activities
( Published Monday, December 25th, 2023 @ 3:15 am )]]> RALEIGH: Today, Governor Roy Cooper announced that North Carolina was selected as a partner in the EVeryone Charging Forward™ program, a $30-million, 10-year initiative of the Siemens Foundation.
( Published Saturday, December 23rd, 2023 @ 2:16 am )]]> With a large load forecast and a need for reliable electricity provision, Dominion Energy also balks at closing traditional power plants
( Published Wednesday, November 29th, 2023 @ 12:27 am )]]>