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Pipeline Hack Puts North Carolina Industry on Guard
The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and resulting gas shortages across North Carolina show the need for more pipelines and gas storage, officials from the energy and petroleum industry told a state Senate committee.
May 19, 2021 •
Shutterstock (TNS) The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and resulting gas shortages across North Carolina have shown the need for more pipelines and gas storage, officials from the energy and petroleum industry told a N.C. Senate committee on Tuesday. Some additional interstate pipeline supply would be a very good resiliency opportunity, Nelson Peeler, Duke Energy s senior vice president and chief transmission officer, told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Energy and the Environment.
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North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper gives his 2021 State of the State address on Monday, April 26.
Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in Gov. Roy Cooper s proposals unveiled Wednesday on how to spend $5.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid recently approved by Congress.
“This pandemic has brought us a once-in-a-generation challenge. These funds have brought us a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Let’s use them to make transformational change for our state,” Cooper said at a news conference. ”We re building a bridge from response to recovery.
Cooper proposed to state legislators that $1.2 billion of North Carolina’s share of American Rescue Plan funds go toward fiber installation grants and other broadband projects where internet remains slow. The goal is to raise the percentage of households with high-speed internet from 73% to 80% in 2025, reaching to 100% of families with chil
Colonial Pipeline Hack Raises N.C. Gas Shortage Worries
Legislators want more resiliency since the state has only one natural gas pipeline. About half of all gas stations in North Carolina still don’t have fuel following the Colonial Pipeline shutdown last week.
May 19, 2021 • (TNS) The Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack and resulting gas shortages across North Carolina have shown the need for more pipelines and gas storage, officials from the energy and petroleum industry told a N.C. Senate committee on Tuesday. Some additional interstate pipeline supply would be a very good resiliency opportunity, Nelson Peeler, Duke Energy s senior vice president and chief transmission officer, told the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Energy and the Environment.
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File photo of Gov. Roy Cooper delivering a COVID-19 briefing. Cooper proposed spending plans Wed. May 19 for $5.7 billion in virus relief funds from Washington.
Broadband, K-12 and higher education, local infrastructure and targeted businesses would be among the greatest beneficiaries in Gov. Roy Cooper s proposals unveiled Wednesday on how to spend $5.7 billion in federal COVID-19 aid recently approved by Congress.
“This pandemic has brought us a once-in-a-generation challenge. These funds have brought us a once-in-a-generation opportunity. Let’s use them to make transformational change for our state,” Cooper said at a news conference. ”We re building a bridge from response to recovery.