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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 forecast in North Carolina for June 11–12, 2026, called for extreme heat. A heat advisory was issued for most of the state. WNCN reported that in Raleigh on June 12, the…
AN ACT TO ENSURE RETIRING BASELOAD ELECTRIC GENERATING CAPACITY IS REPLACED WITH AN EQUAL OR GREATER AMOUNT OF NEW BASELOAD ELECTRIC GENERATING CAPACITY Whereas, electricity is a basic human need;…
Imagine a car without an engine. It doesn’t need expensive gasoline. It can reach fairly high speeds — if it’s going down a steep and long enough grade. Now imagine…
On Feb. 1, citing expected “[e]xtremely cold temperatures,” Duke Energy sent an alert to its customers requesting that they “voluntarily reduce their energy use from 4–10 a.m. on Monday, Feb.…
Reuters reports on a significant Trump administration policy change. The Trump administration is set this week to overturn an Obama-era scientific finding that serves as the legal basis for federal…
Editors at Issues and Insights highlight one positive development on Capitol Hill. In the early months of 2025, Donald Trump sensibly began to roll back burdensome regulations that had targeted…
On Sept. 5, 2025, the U.S. Energy Department’s official X account posted an Aug. 23, 2025, Washington Examiner article featuring Energy Secretary Chris Wright. The accompanying text in the post…
Thomas Catenacci of the Washington Free Beacon details a disturbing link between a prospective American contractor and the Chinese. On its face, Orano Federal Services, a North Carolina-based nuclear fuel…
Thomas Catenacci writes for the Washington Free Beacon about a significant development in American energy policy. The Trump Department of Energy is preparing to finance up to 10 nuclear power…
After years of denials and delays, on Nov. 13 the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) Southgate project finally received 401 Water Quality Certification (WCQ) from the North Carolina Department of Environmental…
On Oct. 1, Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress (jointly, Duke) made its latest filing of the Carolinas Resource Plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC). The Carbon…