NC WARN’s sweeping new Sharing Solar campaign coincides with years of advocacy by leading proponents of a US transition to renewable energy “The cheapest, most reliable power can be produced renewably and produced at/or near the customers — that is ‘distributed.’” That’s how clean energy guru Amory Lovins of the Rocky Mountain …
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Sweeping New Approach for Electricity System in NC — NC WARN News Release
NC WARN to state leaders: Stop suppression of local solar; ALL customers can benefit by sharing solar costs just as we pay for dirty power – through the rate system With the global climate crisis at a point of desperation, power bills soaring and Duke Energy stifling renewables while aggressively …
More Proof that Duke Energy Leaders Hate Renewable Power — NC WARN News Release
New documents show Duke to keep strangling large-scale solar companies; highly touted solar build-out won’t even begin for years – and won’t last long Despite a years-long campaign to greenwash its corporate image by misleading the news media and decision-makers, Duke Energy remains a leading driver of the global climate …
Duke Energy on Defense at NC Court of Appeals over Regulators’ Agreement to Slash Solar Incentives — News Release from NC WARN & EWG
Leading solar company official says widespread damage already underway; outcome of case is pivotal for clean energy, climate efforts Lawyers for Duke Energy were on defense today before the North Carolina Court of Appeals* over the decision last year by state regulators, at the behest of the monopoly power company, …
BREAKING: Duke’s Destruction of Rooftop Solar — NC WARN News Release / N&O Article
The article below is tough news on a vitally important topic. Our challenge to Save NC Solar is now 3.5 years old and still roiling. NC WARN and allies have a very strong case at the Court of Appeals – we intend to reverse the regulators’ rotten, pro-Duke ruling. NC WARN is …
84 Solar Companies, Targeted Groups and Allies Call for Investigation of Duke Energy — NC WARN News Release
Governor, Attorney General being pressed over damage to the solar industry, and over grid projects that would hamper climate action and harm communities In an open letter sent today, 84 businesses and nonprofits called for NC Governor Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein to demand open clarification of Duke …
Duke Energy’s Plan for New Nukes Collapses – NC WARN Open Letter to Gov. Cooper
The two-page letter below is about the burgeoning failure of Duke Energy’s nuclear pipe dream, Gov. Cooper’s criticism and NC’s broken regulatory process. ————————- November 20, 2023 Honorable Roy A. Cooper Governor of North Carolina Subject: Your criticism of Duke Energy’s plans for dozens of experimental nuclear reactors was validated …
NC WARN Commends Governor for Expanding Criticism of Duke Energy and its Deceptive Gamble on “Hydrogen-Capable” Natural Gas — NC WARN News Release
Group presses Cooper to counter pro-Duke regulators, prevent yet another billion-dollar blunder by the nation’s largest climate-polluting utility Watchdog nonprofit NC WARN today thanked NC Gov. Roy Cooper in an open letter for expanding his recent criticism of Duke Energy’s plans to gamble the state’s climate and economic future on …
NC Governor Criticizes Duke Energy’s Pro-Carbon Plan — NC WARN News Release
Breaking rank with the corporate giant is a good first step but Cooper must do much more to become a climate protector We appreciate Gov. Roy Cooper for criticizing Duke Energy leaders’ Pro-Carbon Plan as reported today by The News & Observer. The article’s headline is Cooper criticizes Duke Energy carbon reduction …
Clean Energy Advocates Challenge in Court NC’s Cuts to Rooftop Solar Incentives Pushed by Duke Energy –News Release from NC WARN & EWG
A coalition of clean energy advocates has filed an appeal with the North Carolina Court of Appeals, contending that the state’s electric utility regulators violated state law when they approved Duke Energy’s plan to gut financial incentives for residential solar customers. The coalition is petitioning the court to reverse changes the North …