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During extreme heat waves and cold snaps, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) under President Donald Trump has been issuing emergency orders that allow utilities to exceed their environmental emissions…
The badly named Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) flooded the economy with virtually unlimited incentives for “clean energy” projects. Advocates for the bill touted a figure of $369 billion…
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…
CAISO wants the DoE to suspend air-pollution rules so it can use natural gas turbines as "back-up power generation and freeing up additional energy capacity to help alleviate electric demand…
Helen Raleigh writes at National Review Online about an aspect of “clean” energy that its advocates try to hide. President Biden pledged to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions by at least 50…
This week, JLF’s Jon Sanders wrote a research brief on the pending changes to the Public Utilities Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA). According to Sanders: It’s is the law…
The Fayetteville Observer republished an opinion piece by JLF’s Mitch Kokai on renewable energy tax credits. Kokai writes: “For roughly two decades, state law permitted some version of a 35%…
This week, Carolina Journal’s Don Carrington reported on the potential denial of as much as $500 million in renewable energy tax credits to investors. Carrington reports: For two decades, the…
Charlie Hoffman reports for the Washington Free Beacon on a new campaign targeting Dan McCready, Democratic candidate in North Carolina’s special 9th District congressional election. The Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF)…
A three-judge N.C. Court of Appeals panel ruled this morning in favor of Lincoln County property owners who want a county permit that would enable them to build a solar…
JLF’s Don van der Vaart appeared on the Pat McCrory Show on WBT Radio. Dr. van der Vaart went on the show to speak with the former governor about the…
Don Carrington reports for Carolina Journal Online on the latest developments surrounding a solar energy facility linked to Gov. Roy Cooper’s family. John Hood’s Daily Journal urges redistricting reform that…