The first two items show that we can get our energy primarily from clean, renewable sources and that solar PV will be cost competitive with traditional fossil fuels soon – even without government subsidies.
The third item relates how Duke Energy and other electric utilities are blocking the transition to clean energy in NC.
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Energy efficiency measures and solar and wind technologies are rapidly being deployed around the world. Help it happen in North Carolina by joining our NC Clean Path 2025 team that is working to replace fossil fuels with solar and battery storage around the state, including working to eliminate the obstacles put in place by Duke Energy and the state legislature. Find out how you can help.
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Energy Efficiency policies deliver, save consumers billions – ACEEE News Release
States across the country have been reaching or exceeding their energy savings goals established through Energy Efficiency Resource Standards (EERS), thereby lowering utility bills for consumers and reducing the need to build costly new power plants.
GE Sees Solar Cheaper than Oil, Nukes – Bloomberg
Solar power may be cheaper than electricity generated by fossil fuels and nuclear reactors within three to five years because of innovations, said Mark M. Little, the global research director for General Electric Co.
NC approves 300MW coastal wind farm – Charlotte Business Journal
N.C. regulators have issued a permit for construction of a proposed 300-megawatt wind farm near Elizabeth City.
Solar power market tops $71 billion in 2010 – The San Francisco Chronicle
The latest report, released today, shows a decade of remarkable growth. The market for solar power, wind power and biofuels still pales when compared with that for fossil fuels (Exxon Mobil, for example, made $383.2 billion last year). But clean-energy technology is no longer stuck in a niche.
Large Power Plants Sit Idle in North Carolina while Duke Wants to Raise Rates to Build New Ones – News Release by NC WARN
Duke Energy has a hefty surplus of generation capacity; it should promptly retire at least one newer coal-burning plant and stop trying to build nuclear reactors.
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Consumers Against Rate Hikes – News Release by NC WARN
A loose-knit group of organizations representing diverse interests is taking pre-emptive action against proposed annual rate hikes by Duke Energy and Progress Energy.
Groups don’t want utilities to raise rates to build nuclear plants – WRAL
Several organizations fired a pre-emptive strike Tuesday against plans by two North Carolina utilities.
Nuclear Prices Soar 37% as Solar Prices Keep Falling – News Release by NC WARN
John Locke Foundation attacks continue despite federal data fortifying NC WARN’s July finding that solar power is now cheaper than juice from new nukes.
Full-page ads claim state panel caved to builders on home energy efficiency standards – NC Independent News
Ads by NC WARN say NC Building Code Council cut back on new home standards that would produce long-term savings for buyers