In 2020, Gov. Roy Cooper issued a slew of executive orders under the rubric of limiting the spread of Covid-19, which he justified by the slogan of “science and data.”…
Model legislation known as the “Only Pay for What You Get” Act would let utilities earn a profit on only the reliable portions of power plants. Analysis showed that, given current expansion plans, Only Pay would result…
Raleigh news station WRAL has a consumer reports feature aimed at helping North Carolinians save money and be better consumers. It’s called “5 On Your Side.” On April 11, WRAL’s…
Under current law, a power utility in North Carolina can expect full cost recovery and profits on building new power plants, regardless of their reliability. This structure incentivizes overbuilding the…
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Power bills are going up quickly in North Carolina. The problem is multifaceted, starting with the state’s Carbon Plan to close down working coal plants and dictate how to replace…
Gov. Roy Cooper wants 50 percent of new car sales in North Carolina to be electric vehicles (EVs) by 2030, and amid his Covid-fueled mania of releasing executive orders, he had…
From Corolla, North Carolina, to Virginia Beach, Virginia, three dead whales washed ashore in three days in early March. Investigations and studies from environmentalists, whale conservationists, and concerned citizens argued…
Socialist systems distrust the spontaneous order in market distribution of goods and replace it with central planners — with notoriously worse results. A new paper tested the hypothesis that this…
My recent piece in Washington Examiner looks at the issue of massive subsidization of certain energy sources and then pretending they’re not expensive. It also criticizes the central planning behind…
A recent report placed North Carolina second in the nation for threatened farmland from residential development. Meanwhile, the amount of new solar facilities sought by Duke Energy could endanger as…
Recognizing that overregulation is stifling innovation, a regulatory sandbox allows for an incubation period for new products and services under a guided relaxation of legal and regulatory stringencies. The General…