To meet the law’s requirements of being least-cost while maintaining grid reliability, the Utilities Commission’s initial “Carbon Plan” sees natural gas as a “bridge fuel” until sufficient zero-emissions resources “are available and can replace at scale what gas contributes to the system”
Published: Monday, January 30th, 2023 @ 6:13 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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How following California’s disastrous policies on electric vehicles will likely lead the state to ruin
Published: Sunday, January 29th, 2023 @ 12:56 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Wyoming lawmakers introduced a resolution to ban new electric car sales in the state by 2035.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 11:43 am
By: Daily Wire
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By law, the Utilities Commission’s Carbon Plan must chart the “reasonable,” “least cost path” to emissions reductions with “least cost planning of generation” that would “maintain and improve upon the reliability of the grid”
Published: Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 @ 7:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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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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United Airlines announced a deal to buy up to 400 electric aircraft from Eve Air Mobility coupled with a $15 million investment in the startup.
Published: Thursday, December 29th, 2022 @ 4:57 am
By: Daily Wire
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In the name of “fighting climate change,” forcing Gov. Roy Cooper’s reductions in North Carolina’s electricity-based CO2 emissions would cost $141.7 billion to $162.3 billion, raise household electricity bills by well over a thousand dollars per year, and risk capacity shortfalls and rolling blackou
Published: Thursday, December 22nd, 2022 @ 8:12 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Reliance on green energy leaves Europe vulnerable to emergency power plans and crippled nuclear reactors
Published: Tuesday, December 20th, 2022 @ 8:39 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom unveiled a “price gouging penalty” for oil companies this week as Golden State lawmakers assembled to deliberate energy policy.
Published: Sunday, December 11th, 2022 @ 9:29 am
By: Daily Wire
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Ministers in the European Union reached a provisional agreement on Thursday to completely eliminate carbon dioxide emissions on roads by 2035.
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 10:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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China has built up its nuclear arsenal at a rate that has far outpaced U.S. estimates and is projected to have 1,000 nuclear warheads by the end of the decade, according to the Department of Defense (DOD).
Published: Tuesday, December 6th, 2022 @ 9:39 am
By: Daily Wire
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NC TOWERS Hears Best Practices from UK Offshore Wind Delegation – Encourages Participation in Stakeholder Survey
Published: Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 @ 12:54 am
By: Governor's Office
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The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law provided for the repair or replacement of more than 2,400 bridge projects across the country as the first anniversary of its enactment approaches.
Published: Tuesday, November 15th, 2022 @ 7:15 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk discussed a wide range of economic phenomena during a Wednesday earnings call.
Published: Monday, November 14th, 2022 @ 10:01 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Pew Research reports that since the 19th Amendment passed nearly 100 years ago, about half of the population says that giving women the right to vote has been “the most important milestone in the advancing of the position of women” in history
Published: Monday, November 7th, 2022 @ 12:22 am
By: Lib Campbell
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The cost of charging an electric vehicle in Britain is soaring toward the cost of filling a car with gasoline amid the nation’s energy crisis.
Published: Saturday, October 29th, 2022 @ 3:12 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg argued on Thursday that citizens of Texas should consider purchasing electric vehicles.
Published: Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 @ 3:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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California regulators are considering a ban on new diesel trucks by 2040, according to a policy proposal due for review next month.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 1:33 pm
By: Daily Wire
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covid shots could me required
Published: Tuesday, October 18th, 2022 @ 7:35 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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Rivian announced a recall on Friday impacting nearly every vehicle the electric car company has delivered to customers.
Published: Thursday, October 13th, 2022 @ 11:51 pm
By: Daily Wire
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California Governor Gavin Newsom called for a special session Friday to impose another tax on oil and gas companies.
Published: Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 @ 10:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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Tesla CEO Elon Musk revealed on Thursday that the automaker started production on the Tesla Semi.
Published: Tuesday, October 11th, 2022 @ 2:19 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm announced a goal on Thursday to make geothermal power a “widespread renewable energy option.”
Published: Wednesday, October 5th, 2022 @ 9:31 am
By: Daily Wire
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As green energy is failing around the world, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) is claiming credit for the Democratic Party’s embrace of climate change chicanery as found in President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda.
Published: Saturday, September 24th, 2022 @ 10:07 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) reminded residents of the Golden State to reduce power consumption on Tuesday to avoid blackouts less than two months after he mocked Texas for similar problems.
Published: Thursday, September 22nd, 2022 @ 11:46 pm
By: Daily Wire
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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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Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg remarked on Friday that he is “interested” in an upcoming California ban on new gas-powered cars as the Biden administration weighs nationwide electric vehicle policies.
Published: Friday, September 16th, 2022 @ 2:56 am
By: Daily Wire
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Thousands of Colorado residents were unable to change the temperatures in their own homes on Tuesday when a smart thermostat company locked its devices at a balmy 78 degrees Fahrenheit due to a local “energy emergency.”
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 @ 7:08 am
By: Daily Wire
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The last coal power plant in Hawaii ceased operations this week, meaning that the Aloha State is the first in the nation to execute a ban on the fossil fuel.
Published: Thursday, September 15th, 2022 @ 6:38 am
By: Daily Wire
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) urged California officials to keep the state’s last nuclear power facility open amid continuous turmoil with the electric grid.
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 @ 1:25 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Days ago, officials in California unveiled a plan to phase out new gas-powered cars. Now, officials are asking residents to avoid charging their electric vehicles in the interest of not overwhelming the power grid.
Published: Sunday, September 11th, 2022 @ 8:28 am
By: Daily Wire
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Governor Gavin Newsom announced Wednesday that he would be requiring all cars in the state of California to be fully wind-up by 2035.
Published: Thursday, September 8th, 2022 @ 5:22 pm
By: Babylon Bee
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Senator Feinstein pleads with lawmakers not to decommission Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant
Published: Wednesday, September 7th, 2022 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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