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Dominion Energy and Duke Energy said in July 2020 that “recent developments have created an unacceptable layer of uncertainty and anticipated delays” for the 600-mile Atlantic Coast Pipeline designed to cross West Virginia and Virginia into North Carolina.
North Carolina is particularly susceptible to energy interruptions because gasoline and natural gas supplies originate mainly from two pipeline systems, energy industry experts told a state Senate committee Tuesday.
Representatives of utility giants Duke Energy and Dominion Energy were among those who addressed the chamber s energy panel in light of this month s ransomware cyberattack upon the Colonial Pipeline. North Carolina motorists were hit particularly hard 43% of the state s gas stations remained out of fuel Tuesday afternoon, according to GasBuddy.
Experts: 1 pipeline each for NC natural gas, fuel a concern
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Experts: 1 pipeline each for NC natural gas, fuel a concern
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Duke executive: Grid upgrades key for increasing renewable energy in North Carolina
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Published March 3, 2021 at 9:00 AM EST Listen • 49:32
Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Last month, a massive snowstorm in Texas left millions without power and roughly 15 million residents without water. Nearly a dozen people died due to hypothermia and carbon monoxide poisoning. In addition, it was potentially the most expensive natural disaster in the state’s history, blowing past the $125 billion in damage from Hurricane Harvey.
From Hurricane Hazel to Hurricane Florence, North Carolina is familiar with extreme weather. And climate change is making matters worse: in 2020, the state had its second-wettest year on record and tied for its third warmest. North Carolina also recorded its warmest 10-year span on record between 2009 and 2018, according to the National Centers for Environmental Information and North Carolina State University.