Emma Johnson

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper (D) was one of 12 governors and the only southern leader signing on to a recent letter to President Joe Biden, urging him to require that "all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold are zero-emission no later than 2035." Cooper’s goals for North Carolina...

On Tuesday, the North Carolina Senate began the confirmation process for Dionne Delli-Gatti, Gov. Roy Cooper’s nominee to replace Michael S. Regan as the state’s secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality. Regan was tapped by President Biden to lead the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. The hearing, led by the...

Ben Goldberg, a 13-year-old from Durham, N.C., took time on a school night to tell the North Carolina Utilities Commission about why he is worried about climate change and what his utility, Duke Energy, is — and isn’t — doing about it. "We’re in the middle of an existential climate...

Before the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) released Standard 1547-2018, it had been 15 years since the international standards organization had provided guidance to manufacturers and utilities on connecting distributed energy resources (DERs) to the main grid. The 2018 version provided much needed updates on the technical standards...

North Carolina lawmakers have been frantically filing legislation in the House and Senate so that bills can be considered before May 13, the deadline for a bill to be approved in one chamber and cross over to the other. The Rules and Operations of the Senate committee alone has 550...

As North Carolina considers whether to join the 11-state Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a new report says participation in the 11-state carbon market could be critical for the state in reaching its goal of cutting carbon emissions 70% by 2030. The study from researchers at Duke University and the...

When Hurricane Florence made landfall on the North Carolina coast in 2018, it dumped a record 30 inches of rain across the state in a matter of days. Massive flooding overwhelmed roads and buildings. Wind gusts of over 100 mph toppled trees and power lines. Roughly a million customers lost...

The North Carolina Utilities Commission’s public hearing on Duke Energy’s integrated resource plans was originally set for 7 p.m. on March 16. However, a record-breaking 211 groups and individuals signed up to speak, and the single meeting multiplied into a series of six to be held throughout April and May.

Less than 9 miles square and on average 5 feet above sea level, Ocracoke Island in North Carolina’s Outer Banks was almost custom-made for one of the state’s first microgrids. The island is regularly hit by hurricanes and storm surges, and its only connection to the main electric grid is...

North Carolina has joined what is fast becoming a national debate over building electrification and efforts by the natural gas industry to forestall such changes via laws ensuring "consumer energy choice." Introduced March 3, House Bill 220 would prohibit cities and counties across the state from enacting building codes or...