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WRAL Nixes ‘Renewable Energy Drives Higher Power Bills’ Headline
Raleigh news station WRAL has a consumer reports feature aimed at helping North Carolinians save money and be better consumers. It’s called “5 On Your Side.” On April 11, WRAL’s “5 On Your Side”...
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How “Only Pay for What You Get” Would Help North Carolina Electricity Customers
Model legislation known as the “Only Pay for What You Get” Act would let utilities earn a profit on only the reliable portions of power plantsAnalysis showed that, given current expansion plans, Only...
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Virginia Offshore Wind Project Sued to Save North Atlantic Right Whales
A lawsuit against the Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project seeks redress from the courts to uphold the Endangered Species Act and save the critically endangered North Atlantic Right WhalesAmong...
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Lawsuit: Feds Zeroed Out Expected Right Whale Deaths from Virginia Offshore Wind
A lawsuit against a massive offshore wind project in Virginia says the project will result in far more North Atlantic Right Whale deaths than the critically endangered population can sustainThe suit...
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Congress Should Stop the EPA’s Dangerous Power Plant Rule
The EPA power plant rule would effectively close down all baseload coal power plants and prevent them from being replaced with natural gas plantsThe rule coincides dangerously with the Biden...
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Ecological Disaster from One Broken Offshore Wind Turbine Blade
Last week in The Carolina Journal, I discussed an emerging ecological disaster with ramifications for North Carolina. Policymakers should heed the warning. On July 13, a single blade broke on a wind...
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Without Nuclear, a Carbon-Neutral Grid Needs an Unthinkable Amount of Solar
A new report estimates how much energy infrastructure North Carolina would need to satisfy a recent state law requiring carbon neutrality by 2050 The report charts two paths: a Renewable Scenario and...
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“Jaw-Dropping”: How Much Wind Capacity Is Needed for Carbon Neutrality...
A new report charts two paths — a Renewable Scenario and a Nuclear Scenario — to satisfy a recent state law requiring carbon neutrality in electricity generation by 2050 The Renewable Scenario would...
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More Dead Whales Off the North Carolina Coast
On December 21, the News & Observer reported that a North Atlantic right whale entangled in fishing gear was spotted off North Carolina’s Outer Banks. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
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Go Nuclear to Preserve Reliable Power and Keep Cost Increases Under Control
A new report charts two paths — a Renewable Scenario and a Nuclear Scenario — to satisfy a recent state law requiring carbon neutrality in electricity generation by 2050 At 43,400 megawatts (MW), the...
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