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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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
By: Governor's Office
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The Biden administration announced that the U.S. was on track to spend more than $9 billion dollars on “climate finance” internationally in 2023, according to a report released by the State Department on Saturday.
Published: Friday, December 22nd, 2023 @ 4:33 am
By: Daily Wire
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Duke Energy Corporation has filed its update resource plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC).
Published: Monday, November 6th, 2023 @ 6:50 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Biden administration is planning to give up to $12.5 million in grant funding for equity-driven emissions reduction research.
Published: Tuesday, October 31st, 2023 @ 3:36 am
By: Daily Wire
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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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ECU engineering students help companies reduce waste through internship program
Published: Tuesday, October 3rd, 2023 @ 9:22 pm
By: ECU News Services
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The North Carolina Utilities Commission’s initial Carbon Plan would close over 9,000 MWs of coal-fired generation by 2035
Published: Monday, July 24th, 2023 @ 7:31 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Under SB 678, North Carolina would recognize this fact about the state's most efficient, reliable electricity source
Published: Saturday, May 20th, 2023 @ 9:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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In a recent post, I discussed the sudden war on gas-fired stoves and appliances being waged by environmental extremists in government, not just in the Biden administration but even in many cities and counties and some states, too.
Published: Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 @ 12:56 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The Wall Street Journal on February 16 took careful note of “Europe’s Lesson in Green Hydrogen.” That lesson places significant doubt on hydrogen as the “carbon-neutral fuel of the future”:
Published: Sunday, March 5th, 2023 @ 11:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Environmental extremists want to regulate gas-fired stoves, heaters, water heaters, and other appliances out of existence
Published: Sunday, February 26th, 2023 @ 11:16 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Duke Energy hopes that the North Carolina Utilities Commission will approve two proposed renewable energy plans for businesses and consumers.
Published: Monday, February 13th, 2023 @ 6:42 am
By: Carolina Journal
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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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Deep Decarbonization Pathways Analysis highlights significant opportunities to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and deploy clean energy solutions across the state
Published: Monday, February 6th, 2023 @ 8:49 pm
By: Governor's Office
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BlackRock CEO Larry Fink denounced criticism of the ESG movement and expressed skepticism toward supply chain resiliency efforts at the World Economic Forum.
Published: Thursday, January 26th, 2023 @ 1:50 pm
By: Daily Wire
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Solar was useful for only a few hours but not available during peak demand
Published: Monday, January 16th, 2023 @ 12:00 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Attorneys general from multiple conservative states and nonprofit organization Consumers’ Research filed motions seeking to prevent Vanguard from purchasing shares in publicly traded utilities
Published: Friday, December 9th, 2022 @ 3:41 am
By: Daily Wire
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Former President Bill Clinton and BlackRock CEO Larry Fink discussed the Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) movement during a meeting of the Clinton Global Initiative.
Published: Thursday, October 20th, 2022 @ 12:30 am
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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RALEIGH: Governor Roy Cooper has proclaimed September 26 – 30, 2022 as North Carolina Clean Energy Week to highlight the work the state is doing to advance clean energy.
Published: Wednesday, September 28th, 2022 @ 2:01 am
By: Governor's Office
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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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Woke Duke Power wants expensive wind and solar
Published: Monday, August 15th, 2022 @ 9:03 pm
By: John Steed
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THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, folks. I’m here with leaders from some of the — America’s largest companies and labor organizations: Kaiser Permanente, General Motors, Cummins, Carrier, Ameren, you know, the United Auto Workers, the AFL-CIO.
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 @ 10:07 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Inflation is at 9.1%, the economy is in a recession, and after a year of back and forth, Senators Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Chuck Schumer (D-NY) agreed to a massive tax and spending bill.
Published: Friday, August 5th, 2022 @ 4:45 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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On July 27, Democrat U.S. Sens. Joe Manchin of West Virginia and Chuck Schumer of New York announced they had reached a deal on a budget reconciliation bill they were calling the “Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.”
Published: Tuesday, August 2nd, 2022 @ 3:49 am
By: Carolina Journal
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President Joe Biden has claimed that the United States is in the middle of an “incredible transition” to green energy, but critics say that his administration is pushing the country too quickly toward that goal and driving up energy prices in the process.
Published: Monday, July 4th, 2022 @ 6:58 pm
By: Daily Wire
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President Biden and Chancellor Merkel today at the White House launched the U.S.-Germany Climate and Energy Partnership.
Published: Sunday, August 8th, 2021 @ 1:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Press Briefing by Press Secretary Jen Psaki, May 20, 2021
Published: Sunday, May 30th, 2021 @ 6:59 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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White House Releases Initial Report Detailing Existing Resources for Energy Communities
Published: Tuesday, April 27th, 2021 @ 9:25 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The United States and Japan pledge to revitalize our Alliance and make practical commitments to fulfill its potential.
Published: Wednesday, April 21st, 2021 @ 5:18 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Ohio-based Fifth Third Bank claimed in a March press release it’s the “first Fortune 500 company and first bank to contract for 100 percent renewable power through a single new project.”
Published: Wednesday, June 6th, 2018 @ 9:19 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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