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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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HB951, pushed by RINOs, already causing pain
Published: Sunday, February 5th, 2023 @ 9:08 am
By: John Steed
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Electric ratepayers are on the hook if it doesn't work
Published: Wednesday, August 31st, 2022 @ 11:28 am
By: John Steed
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expensive and unreliable wind and solar soak ratepayers
Published: Sunday, May 22nd, 2022 @ 9:23 am
By: John Steed
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first step accomplished by executive order, but legislation needed now
Published: Friday, March 4th, 2022 @ 8:51 am
By: John Steed
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intermittent wind and solar energy raise rates for electric customers
Published: Thursday, February 3rd, 2022 @ 10:20 am
By: John Steed
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State Rep. John Szoka, R-Cumberland, said if the utility companies building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline voluntarily contributed $57.8 million to the state as Gov. Roy Cooper claims, they better not try to recoup the money through rate increases tied to construction costs
Published: Thursday, February 8th, 2018 @ 1:23 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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While Duke Energy is passing higher costs to ratepayers because state law forces it to purchase renewable energy, the utility also claimed a whopping $62.8 million in tax write-offs in 2014 for its own investments in green power projects.
Published: Thursday, June 11th, 2015 @ 3:36 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Opponents of the state's preferential treatment of renewable energy sources said North Carolina ratepayers should be relieved by the passage of House Bill 760 by a 77-32 vote on Wednesday after numerous delays, repeated compromises, and contentious debate.
Published: Wednesday, May 13th, 2015 @ 1:43 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Imagine a piece of state legislation that could both lower your utility bill and make North Carolina more competitive for jobs.
Published: Thursday, May 7th, 2015 @ 9:38 am
By: Civitas Insitute
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North Carolina's law mandating electric utilities to increase their use of renewable energy sources has caused the loss of nearly 24,000 jobs, $14.4 billion in forgone personal income, and will boost ratepayers' annual bills by $149 million.
Published: Sunday, March 22nd, 2015 @ 6:51 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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North Carolina's renewable energy portfolio standards (RPS) survived an attempt to cap and end the mandate last year as crony politics won out over protection of poor ratepayers.
Published: Saturday, February 15th, 2014 @ 12:47 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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As you know, this is an issue of not only statewide importance, but it is particularly significant to NC coastal taxpayers, ratepayers, businesses, environment, and the military.
Published: Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 @ 4:02 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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