North Carolina
The N.C. Utilities Commission is almost fully filled with Cooper appointees. What will that mean in 2020?
The regulatory body is expected to rule on key orders this year related to electric vehicles, rate hikes and other issues.
Southeast
Atlantic Coast Pipeline
In Virginia, anti-pipeline activists feel ‘justice was served’ with court ruling
Union Hill residents react to the potentially huge setback in federal court for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.
politics
Virginia clean energy champion expects legislative session to be ‘a wild ride’
In an interview, Kristie Smith of the Virginia Conservation Network talks about the Virginia Clean Economy Act.
North Carolina
How Duke and its foes agreed to the largest coal ash cleanup in U.S. history
The utility will drop its legal fight with the state, dig up nearly 80 million tons of ash and move it to lined storage.
efficiency
Virginia’s roadway lighting upgrades buck federal backtracking on efficiency
The state will replace 9,600 roadside lights with LEDs, reducing energy use and saving an expected $4.6 million by 2036.
News
Pipelines, politics, and wood pellets: a look at our most-read stories of 2019
We published hundreds of stories this year on the nation’s clean energy transition. Thanks for reading!