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An energy bill that passed in the North Carolina house is causing a stir with reports of secrecy issues, converting coal plants to natural gas and more. ....
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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. ....
by David Avella & Tim Moore | July 07, 2021 12:00 AM Print this article Can you imagine an America where we are given specific times to heat water, charge our mobile devices, or cool our homes? As recently as February, 14 states required energy companies to start controlled rolling cutoffs of electric service because the demand for power was overwhelming the available generation. In simple terms, rolling blackouts put people in the dark without power. This is why it was no surprise when Morning Consult reported that 73% of U.S. adults believe reliable and affordable electricity should be a top priority of U.S. clean energy policy. At a time when people see choice and competition as central to success, congressional Democrats, extreme climate activists, and regulators want energy policies that have government deciding the careers we can have, the food we can eat, and the trips we can take. ....
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers take core samples of the Dan River after the 2014 Duke Energy spill that dumped 39,000 tons of toxic ash into the river, and contaminating 70 miles of the waterway. (WikiMedia Commons) WILMINGTON When Duke Energy agreed last year to clean up and permanently close its nine remaining coal-ash basins in North Carolina, what it did not agree to was paying for it. The issue of who will pick up the tab became clearer Monday when Attorney General Josh Stein announced that his office and two other parties had reached a settlement with Duke that, if approved, would see the power company’s shareholders pick up about 25% of the cleanup costs incurred from 2015 through 2030. Under a previous order, the state agency that approves how much utilities can charge had given Duke permission to pass along the entire cost estimated at $9 billion to its customers through rate increases. ....