The Carolina Industrial Group for Fair Utility Rates told state regulators Thursday that it would drop its objection to a Duke Energy aid program to lower monthly bills for residential customers struggling to pay.

Author Archives: Elizabeth Ouzts
Based in Raleigh, North Carolina, Elizabeth has covered the state’s clean energy transition for the Energy News Network since 2016. She has also produced features for Environmental Health News and SEJournal, the news magazine of the Society of Environmental Journalists. A former communications director for the nonprofit Environment America, Elizabeth brings over two decades of environmental and energy policy experience to her reporting.