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On Wednesday, May 20, JLF’s Director of Regulatory Studies, Jon Sanders, went on the radio with Joe Catenacci of Wilmington’s Big Talker 106.7 FM. Sanders and Catenacci discussed the reopening…
Energy poverty is a serious issue. Research shows that higher energy prices cost lives. The U.S. Energy Information Agency showed in 2018 that one in three families struggled to pay…
It’s a feature in reporting about solar energy to discuss how dramatically its costs have declined. That tends to be misleading because solar is a completely unreliable resource on its…
North Carolinians are really stuck because we have the highest rates in the Southeast for QFs, the longest contracts in the Southeast for QFs, fixed rates, and 60 percent of…
A pending major federal rule change could create a positive change for people’s electricity bills. That could be good news, especially for North Carolinians. This fall, the Federal Energy Regulatory…
Even as solar advocates boasted that solar's costs are plummeting, North Carolina's PURPA terms were locking state ratepayers into a situation where they're forced to buy all solar energy produced…
The latest issue of Bloomberg Businessweek explains why billionaire solar energy fan Warren Buffett and his firm Berkshire Hathaway are no fans of PURPA. Berkshire Hathaway Energy says it’s not…
Despite no obvious geographical distinctions from the other U.S. states that would explain it, North Carolina is awash in solar energy facilities, more so than every other state except California.…
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online explores the role of private actors in restoring power after Hurricane Matthew. [A]ll those high winds and overturned trees produce a second, often more…
If James Carafano grabbed your attention earlier this week with his John Locke Foundation presentation on the threat associated with an electromagnetic pulse attack, you’ll want to read Bill Gertz‘s…
John Locke Foundation Health and Human Services Policy Analyst Katherine Restrepo‘s latest Forbes column focuses on the continuing battle for a more competitive health care market in North Carolina. Restrepo…
… we’ll be back to for it. In the meantime, Charlotte-area residents should budget for the 7.2 percent increase already approved that will be coming in February, USA Today reports. No, Duke didn’t…