North Carolina Climate Plan Must Include Clean, Affordable Energy for Underserved Residents

Center for Progressive Reform 2022-07-13

Summary:

Duke Energy, a major corporation with near-monopoly control over North Carolina’s electric grid, has outsized influence over the state’s decarbonization plan, which is now under review. The state legislature ordered the utility commission to make a 70 percent reduction in carbon emissions by 2030 and to reach carbon neutrality by 2050. Duke Energy has submitted a plan to the commission to meet those goals, but the plan fails to take affordability and equity into full account. What’s worse: Low-wealth people aren’t required -- or, in many cases, even able -- to participate in the planning process. They’re shut out.

Link:

http://progressivereform.org/cpr-blog/north-carolina-climate-plan-must-include-clean-affordable-energy-underserved-residents/

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Authors:

Hannah Klaus

Date tagged:

07/13/2022, 17:30

Date published:

07/13/2022, 09:05