If it [the Energy Freedom Act] becomes law, it would legalize the solar partnership between NC WARN and the Greensboro church without the need for commission approval of the local plan, which is aimed at trailblazing a method of financing that could make solar-energy system affordable for more people.
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Faith Community Church and NC WARN’s Solar Freedom Ribbon Cutting
The Solar Freedom project was announced at a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Rev. Nelson Johnson, pastor of Faith Community Church in downtown Greensboro. In a partnership that could impact state policy at a critical time, NC WARN will own and operate a 5.2 kW solar system on the church roof and the church will buy the solar power produced by the system from NC WARN at a price far lower than what it pays on its monthly bill to Duke Energy.
Greensboro church installs solar panels, challenges Duke on selling electricity — News & Record
Faith Community Church and the advocacy group NC WARN unveiled a partnership in which the Durham-based nonprofit has installed solar panels on the African American congregation’s rooftop to produce electricity for sale to the church.
Will Duke Energy Kill NC’s Solar Industry? — NC WARN TV ad
Watch our 2015 TV ad urging viewers to press for competition in the NC electricity market.
Utilities wage campaign against rooftop solar — The Washington Post
Three years ago, the nation’s top utility executives gathered at a Colorado resort to hear warnings about a grave new threat to operators of America’s electric grid: not superstorms or cyberattacks, but rooftop solar panels.
Tesla’s New Battery Doesn’t Work That Well With Solar — Bloomberg
Tesla Chief Executive Elon Musk introduced a new family of batteries designed to stretch the solar-power revolution into its next phase. There’s just one problem: Tesla’s new battery doesn’t work well with rooftop solar—at least not yet. Even Solar City, the supplier led by Musk, isn’t ready to offer Tesla’s battery for daily use.
Solar power and competition are good for all customers — Winston Salem Journal
Op-Ed by Rev. Nelson Johnson and Jim Warren. It is curious that Duke Energy is aggressively lobbying against the new Energy Freedom Act, bipartisan state legislation that would open the door to rooftop solar competition, thereby helping the same low-wealth communities for which Duke now professes concern.
Tesla Launches Batteries for Homes, Businesses, Utilities — Bloomberg
Tesla Motors Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk unveiled a suite of batteries to store electricity for homes, businesses and utilities, saying a greener power grid furthers the company’s mission to provide pollution-free energy.
Pastor to Duke Energy CEO: Stop Targeting African-Americans with Your Anti-Solar Campaign
Letter to Duke’s Good cites curious visits by those pushing “Solar Hurts the Poor” message.
NC WARN news release
See the letter to Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good
Op-Ed by Rev. Nelson Johnson and Jim Warren – Winston Salem Journal
Facing South article on the letter
“Desperate Fossil Fuel Interests Seek to Undermine Clean Energy Choices in Communities of Color” — Huffington Post
Poll Shows Huge Bipartisan Support for Solar Power & Competition in NC — News Release from NC WARN
For the second time in recent weeks, voters across North Carolina’s political spectrum have signaled overwhelming support for solar power and the right to competition instead of remaining captive to Duke Energy’s monopoly.