North Carolina taxpayers are about to get stuck with a big bill - if the General Assembly continues the state's "Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard" (REPS) and renewable energy tax credit policies.
Published: Thursday, September 3rd, 2015 @ 7:09 pm
By: Civitas Insitute
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Two of three drivers of higher electricity costs in North Carolina are renewable energy investments by utilities and the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standards (REPS) mandate, according to a new report released by the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA).
Published: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2015 @ 11:15 pm
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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Governor Pat McCrory announced today he is nominating Revenue Secretary Lyons Gray to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Published: Wednesday, April 29th, 2015 @ 7:15 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Governor Pat McCrory signed House Bill 140 into law today, which designates Saturday, April 18 as Lineman Appreciation Day in 2015. Next year and beyond, the day will be commemorated throughout the state on the second Monday of April.
Published: Thursday, April 16th, 2015 @ 10:45 pm
By: Chris Downey
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Electricity is one of the most basic household necessities. It isn't a luxury item. That means it is something that every household must buy, regardless of income level - and as such, its costs are especially burdensome on the poor.
Published: Saturday, April 11th, 2015 @ 10:08 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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Utilities rely on easements to control a considerable amount of land in North Carolina. But state law also places limits on the amount of time a utility has to enforce easements it holds — currently, six years. The state's second highest court recently affirmed that six-year statute of...
Published: Friday, January 2nd, 2015 @ 8:41 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Before legislators could adjourn for the year they had to do two things: give teachers a pay raise and pass a coal ash cleanup bill. Most agree their coal ash solution was weak, leaving more questions than answers.
Published: Saturday, August 30th, 2014 @ 11:37 am
By: Tom Campbell
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The Duke Energy coal ash saga reminds us of the old poem, "For Wont of a Nail." No doubt you remember that because of a missing horseshoe nail a horse, a rider, a message, a battle, a war and a kingdom were lost.
Published: Sunday, April 6th, 2014 @ 8:10 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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Enough with the hysteria, finger pointing and partisanship already. The Duke Energy coal ash spill needs immediate action, there’s blame enough to go around and we need to focus on fixing problems.
Published: Friday, March 7th, 2014 @ 2:51 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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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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We reported earlier on an uproar in Davidson County about filling a vacant state House seat. State Rep. Jerry Dockham (R), the area's legislator since the 90s, resigned to take an appointment to the NC Utilities Commission.
Published: Wednesday, July 24th, 2013 @ 11:59 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Some Davidson County GOP leaders are telling me they see the hand of Speaker Thom Tillis and Raleigh-based GOP operatives involved in the process to fill an open state House seat - and they don't like it.
Published: Saturday, July 13th, 2013 @ 2:54 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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Governor Pat McCrory has reappointed Ed Finley as chairman of the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
Published: Thursday, June 27th, 2013 @ 10:39 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Today, I had a five minute chat with the Washington's Electric Utilities Director Keith Hardt about what caused last night's blackout on the east side of Washington.
Published: Tuesday, June 25th, 2013 @ 3:54 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The City of Washington Utilities has a huge blackout in Mac'swood and east of Washington from Bonner Street to the east. This was realated to me by the officers that run the 911 service.
Published: Sunday, June 23rd, 2013 @ 11:33 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On June 8, 2013 at approximately 9:40 p.m., the City of Washington experienced a power surge within its electrical system.
Published: Monday, June 10th, 2013 @ 11:27 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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On June 6, 2013 at approximately 11:05 p.m., the Beaufort County Detention Center lost all power within the facility.
Published: Sunday, June 9th, 2013 @ 5:22 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Sometimes, despite good intentions, we just get things wrong. That's what happened in 2007, when the North Carolina legislature enacted a bill to force electric utilities to buy "renewable" power from wind, solar, and other expensive and unreliable sources.
Published: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 @ 8:20 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Today, Governor McCrory announced the following appointments
Published: Friday, March 1st, 2013 @ 4:01 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The News and Observer is reporting that the Chivcago based Invergy is shelving the Pantego Wind Farm scheduled to begin later this year.
Published: Saturday, January 12th, 2013 @ 9:49 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Duke Energy's CEO Jim Rogers issued a veiled threat to the NC Utilities Commission: if they don't approve the 7.2 percent rate increase his company requested Duke could move their corporate headquarters to another state.
Published: Sunday, November 18th, 2012 @ 3:01 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The company formerly known as Progress Energy, now part of the Duke Energy monopoly, is seeking a 14 percent hike in electric rates for households in its North Carolina territory.
Published: Monday, October 15th, 2012 @ 8:59 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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