RALEIGH — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper of North Carolina signed a milestone energy bill into law Wednesday that aims to sharply reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the state’s power plants by 2030, celebrating the legislative […]
RALEIGH — A landmark energy measure for North Carolina that aims to dramatically reduce power plant greenhouse gas emissions received final legislative approval Thursday, despite lingering concerns by some that customers aren’t helped sufficiently with […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper and the leaders of both majority and minority parties at the N.C. House and Senate released identical press statements on Friday, Oct. 3 announcing a bipartisan agreement on the direction […]
Former Virginia Republican attorney general and Trump administration official Ken Cuccinelli came out against an energy regulation overhaul bill in the General Assembly. In writing for WRAL’s opinion section, Cuccinelli said his home state was […]
RALEIGH – Over 300,000 North Carolinians without power as Hurricane Isaias moved through eastern North Carolina overnight Monday night. According to Duke Energy, the total number of customers without power as of 8 a.m. stood […]
RALEIGH — North Carolina regulators have told the state’s larger for-profit electric, natural gas and water utilities to keep delaying disconnections through August as customers still struggle financially from COVID-19. The state Utilities Commission issued […]
RALEIGH — Earlier this month, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy announced the cancelation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, which had generated years of controversy in North Carolina. The ACP cited court decisions and […]
RALEIGH – The decision over the July 4th weekend by Dominion Energy and Duke Energy to cancel the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project also means the $57.8 million ‘mitigation fund’ negotiated by Gov. Roy Cooper will […]
RICHMOND, Va/CHARLOTTE — The developers of the long-delayed, $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced the cancellation of the multi-state natural gas project Sunday, citing uncertainties about costs, permitting and litigation. Despite a victory last month […]
RALEIGH — The former secretary of the N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality, who now serves on the state’s environmental rulemaking commission, has proposed rulemaking that would make money exchanged for permits illegal. Emails obtained by […]
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