Big Energy (the “morally correct” Big Energy, that is, the one that is allowed to raise rates on the poor captured ratepayers and engage in the worst of cronyism without upsetting the media, who usually dislike cronyism by Republicans) has a new ad out.
The ad, by the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association — the ones who said that the state reaps over $19 dollars for every dollar “invested” in renewable energy, which is either one of the grandest whoppers in North Carolina politics this century or a highly effective shibboleth for the easily guiled — thanks 23 North Carolina legislators it credits with stopping energy reform in North Carolina and preserving state mandates for admittedly unworkable, admittedly high-cost renewable energy sources like solar.
The list includes 14 Republicans and 9 Democrats. They are:
| Republicans | Democrats |
|---|---|
| Senator Tommy Tucker
Senator Wesley Meredith Senator Fletcher Hartsell Senator Brent Jackson Senator Jeff Tarte Senator Jerry Tillman Senator Austin Allran Senator Neal Hunt Representative Nelson Dollar Representative Tom Murry Representative Charles Jeter Representative Linda Johnson Representative Tim Moore Representative Ruth Samuelson |
Senator Daniel Clodfelter
Senator Joel Ford Senator Gene McLaurin Senator Josh Stein Representative Kelly Alexander Representative Michael Wray Representative Susi Hamilton Representative Ed Hanes Representative Rodney Moore
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Here is what they favor, along with pleasing the green crony lobby:
