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Solar Bashing Fight in Florida Exposed

July 15, 2015

Trigaux: Keen to preserve own power, Florida electric utilities up fight against solar By Robert Trigaux Got to hand it to the powers who so deftly control Florida’s electricity market. Just when solar power finally shows signs of progress in the Sunshine State, the cabal of electric utility monopolies and …

Will Duke Energy Kill NC’s Solar Industry? — NC WARN TV ad

June 15, 2015

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

May 26, 2015

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 Launches Batteries for Homes, Businesses, Utilities — Bloomberg

May 1, 2015

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

April 7, 2015

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

March 25, 2015

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.

Conservative energy group’s poll finds strong support for clean energy in N.C. — Charlotte Business Journal

March 5, 2015

Raleigh-based Conservatives for Clean Energy commissioned a poll that shows overwhelming support for renewable and clean-energy sources, even among Republicans and self-described conservatives.

Sungevity tests solar financing strategy in NC — News & Observer

February 19, 2015

One of the nation’s largest installers of residential solar panels has begun offering solar units to homeowners in North Carolina, saying it has figured out a way to circumvent the state’s longstanding restrictions on renewable energy production.

Report: Rooftop solar already cheaper than utility rates in most major cities — Charlotte Business Journal

January 8, 2015

Customers in 42 of the nation’s 50 largest cities — including Charlotte and Raleigh — would save money by installing rooftop solar instead of buying all their power from local utilities, says the N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center.

Statement on Duke Solar Announcement — News Release from NC WARN

September 15, 2014

Duke’s solar announcement today is a good step. But it’s the ONLY step Duke plans to make toward renewables for its Carolinas customers – according to its newly filed long-range plans – over the next 15 years. Meanwhile, Duke is actively working to stifle the growth of large-scale and rooftop solar in NC – in the ongoing case at the Utilities Commission.

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