The core GOP belief in “small government” and “free markets” and “no taxpayer waste” doesn’t hold up quite as well as it used to to scrutiny, assuming it ever did at all. Case in point: in North Carolina, Trump GOP lawmaker Ben Moss has pushed forward a ridiculous bill (HB 1049) that would require towns […]
FlexGen’s announcement– 40 MW of rural storage in North Carolina – EQ Mag Pro
North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives Deploying Utility-Scale FlexGen Battery Energy Storage Across Rural N.C. RALEIGH, N.C. : North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives today announces the planned installation of cutting-edge battery energy storage technology in 10 communities across rural North Carolina. The batteries will be sited at electric cooperative substations, adding local energy resources in communities for enhanced […]
Infrastructure bill has money to help North Carolina expand electric vehicle charging – EQ Mag Pro
Electric vehicle charging stations at the city-county parking deck in Charlotte. The $ 1.2 trillion infrastructure bill that passed a final vote in Congress o n Friday will help speed up electric vehicle adoption in North Carolina. The bill provides $7.5 billion nationwide over five years, inclu ding $109 million in North Carolina, to expand […]
Duke Energy Offers $56M Plan To Expand Vehicle Charging Stations In North Carolina
Duke Energy is asking regulators to approve a $56 million plan to expand electric vehicle charging in North Carolina. The Charlotte-based company says it wants to help speed up the adoption of electric vehicles. That’s also a goal of North Carolina’s Clean Energy Plan, which requires utilities to develop charging infrastructure and rates. It’s the […]
Electric vehicle charging stations possible
The City of Washington is working with state officials to install several electric vehicle charging stations across the town. “Some businesses around the community have heard from visitors that they’re looking for charging stations and currently there are very few within the city limits. It’s an amenity we want to offer,” said Jonathan Russell, Washington […]
Duke Plans Largest Floating PV Project in the Southeast
Duke Energy will build its first floating solar array at Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army base in North Carolina. Duke Energy will build its first floating solar array at Fort Bragg, a U.S. Army base in North Carolina, the company said on Wednesday. It’s the largest such project ever announced in the Southeast, according to […]
Duke Drops Largest Solar Project in North Carolina Procurement — Its Own
The cancellation of an 80-megawatt project with no financial penalty raises questions about a monopoly utility competing against private developers. Monopolies and market competition can make for uneasy bedfellows. North Carolina completed its first competitive solar solicitation in April, as called for in a major energy compromise the legislature passed in 2017. Unlike almost anywhere […]
North Carolina and California Partner with Eos for Energy Storage Initiatives
Today, Eos Energy Storage announced two new projects deploying the company’s Aurora 2.0 battery system in markets on both coasts of the United States. The solution integrates the company’s aqueous, zinc Znyth battery technology as a safe, sustainable, and scalable alternative to Lithium Ion. The Eos Aurora 2.0 has been installed by Duke Energy as […]
In North Carolina, bill to raise electric vehicle registration fees stalls
Meanwhile, a bill that would fine drivers for blocking charging stations advances in the House. Some North Carolina state lawmakers want to fine drivers of gasoline-powered cars for blocking charging plugs for electric vehicles. Others want to hike annual registration fees for plug-in cars to become the highest in the country. “On one side, you’ve […]
Duke Energy Renewables Sells 1.2GW Minority Interest in Wind and Solar Portfolio
The $1.25 billion deal with John Hancock will help fund Duke’s future capital growth and support its renewable energy business. Duke Energy Renewables, the competitive renewables arm of U.S. utility giant Duke Energy, has agreed to sell insurer John Hancock a minority share of its wind and solar portfolio, amounting to 1.2 gigawatts of generation […]