A new report by the NC Waste Awareness & Reduction Network (NC WARN) makes a strong case that my native state of North Carolina can manage its population growth without adding new coal-fired power plants like the 800 MW Cliffside project which just began construction. Report authors John Blackburn and John Runkle even suggest we can phase out many (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘North Carolina’
Report: NC Doesn’t Need More Coal Power
Thursday, April 9th, 2009Solar boom begins in North Carolina!
Monday, August 25th, 2008I’m proud to report that solar photovoltaic (PV) power is about to come to my home state of NC in a major way. By the end of the year, PV capacity will more than quadruple. And by 2021, it will be more than 500 times its current capacity.
As we’ve mentioned before, solar is a small contributor today throughout the country and most of the world. In NC, capacity stands at less than a megawatt (MW) from scores of small systems at households around the state. But the recently passed Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard mandates (more…)