by Suzanne Sabin | Jan 6, 2022 | CCEBA Updates
In December 2021, we welcomed Rachael Estes and Carson Harkrader as our new CCEBA Chair and Vice Chair. These clean energy business leaders bring a wealth of experience to the organization, and we are excited to have them lead our board. We recently sat down to chat...
by Suzanne Sabin | Oct 9, 2021 | Renewable Energy Land Use, Utility Scale Solar
Photo courtesy of the NC Cleantech Center Solar Panel Decommissioning Fact Sheet This fact sheet is meant to provide information about solar decommissioning as questions come up about end of life management best practices. The useful life expectancy of solar PV panels...
by Suzanne Sabin | Oct 5, 2021 | Renewable Energy Land Use, Utility Scale Solar
A New Kind of Farming Agriculture is a vital part of North Carolina’s economy. There are 52,000 farms in the state, encompassing 27 percent of our land area. But now, there’s a new crop: Solar electricity generation. North Carolina ranks third in the nation in...
by Suzanne Sabin | Jun 15, 2021 | Duke Energy Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) Critique
Photo courtesy of Business North Carolina from January 2019 article on the now abandoned Atlantic Coast Pipeline Duke Energy Plan Could Leave NC Customers Paying Off Nearly $5 Billion for Obsolete Technology A recent report by the Energy Transition Institute shows...
by Suzanne Sabin | May 31, 2021 | Energy Market Reform
Image courtesy of the Charlotte Business Journal In July of 2020, reporters discovered that Duke Energy had been in secret negotiations with at least sixteen other utilities to create SEEM — a bilateral trading market. Duke had maintained secrecy despite having...
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