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North Carolina leaders continue to bump heads over energy bill

North Carolina leaders continue to bump heads over energy bill
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Controversial energy legislation narrowly passes NC House despite widespread opposition

Controversial energy legislation narrowly passes NC House despite widespread opposition Published 7:18 p.m. yesterday Solar farms, he announced on the House floor yesterday, make deer meat inedible. “I’ve been told if deer eat vegetation around these things the meat might not be fit for human consumption,” Pittman (R-Cabarrus) said on the House floor yesterday, in opposition to House Bill 951.  Rep. Larry Pittman: Concerned about solar panels’ effect on venison (Photo: NCGA) While folklore and falsehoods aren’t the best bases for policymaking, a ‘no’ vote is a ‘no’ vote, and bill opponents needed every one they could muster. Known in some corners as the “Super Secret Energy Bill” for the covert way in which it was crafted, the measure, is opposed by the state’s major manufacturers and industries, businesses, environmental groups, and public-interest organizations.  

North Carolina leaders continue to bump heads over energy bill

The North Carolina House approved  House Bill 951 early Thursday morning. Cooper has urged lawmakers to oppose and revise the current version of the bill and said it is inadequate and could hurt consumers. The House Republican energy legislation as currently written weakens the Utilities Commission s ability to prevent unfair, higher electricity rates on consumers in the short run, Cooper said in a statement before the first House vote. And in the long run, this bill falls short on clean energy, which will create jobs and contain costs. The House passed the bill, 58-50, on second reading Wednesday, but Democrats objected to the final reading during the evening session. House leadership then called a midnight vote, finalizing the bill, 57-49.

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