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Bill would Require NC Utilities to Double the Use of Solar Power

 

Solar energy is proving so successful in North Carolina that industry advocates want to double the amount of sun-powered electricity that is requiredSunEdison by state law.

A bill introduced Monday in the General assembly would raise North Carolina's solar energy requirement to 0.4 percent of all retail electricity sold by electric utilities by 2018. The current requirement, set by the state's sweeping 2007 green energy law, is 0.2 percent.

But despite solar energy's…

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Added by Anna Leonard on March 30, 2011 at 10:20am — 1 Comment

Duke Energy works with China's ENN Groupto Encourage Green Technology Advancements

   Duke Energy and China-based ENN Group announced an agreement Tuesday to collaborate on the development of technologies to help build greener cities in China and the United States.

The agreement creates the Future Energy Technology Demonstration Platform and paves the way to exchange knowledge on advanced energy, building and transportation technologies.

   The companies’ shared vision for a “green” city encompasses electricity produced via cleaner generation technologies,…

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Added by Anna Leonard on January 20, 2011 at 2:45pm — No Comments

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