Statement by NC WARN Director Jim Warren on the NC Utilities Commission’s New Year’s Eve order in the Avoided Cost docket:
Prior to July hearings, during the hearings, and since the hearings, solar industry companies have made clear that Duke Energy’s practices are already seriously harming them – and that they need regulators to improve contract conditions in order to force Duke to quit stalling large independent solar projects.
Sadly, the Commission’s new order allows Duke and the Koch Brothers to continue beating down our once-growing solar power industry.
Expanding solar energy is crucial for decarbonizing the Carolinas, helping to slow climate disruption and protecting all customers from more Duke Energy rate hikes.
See the Commission’s order here
See more background on the Avoided Cost case here
