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Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Elizabeth Ouzts has reported on the state’s clean energy transition for the Energy News Network since 2016. Her work on the state's hog industry and its pursuit of renewable natural gas has also appeared in Environmental Health News. A former director of communications for the nonprofit Environment America, Elizabeth brings nearly two decades of experience in environmental and energy policy to her reporting.
Groups say they will drop their opposition to half the Duke Energy’s grid improvement plan if the utility agrees to consider climate change in future grid planning.
After a three-year political struggle over spending authority, state lawmakers approved a plan with little fanfare.
A bill to require state-run buildings to conserve electricity and water has been lodged in a Senate committee for over a year.
Critics fear the report charts a business-as-usual pathway that conflicts with the state’s energy goals.
The recently issued request for proposals is a “signal to the offshore wind industry that North Carolina is open for business,” one observer said.