Used EV sales spike amid high gas prices
With gas prices continuing to climb across the country, interest in electric vehicles is on the rise, especially in the used market, where the price difference between EVs and gas-powered cars is narrowing.
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New bill aims to lower energy bills in North Carolina
The bill also incentivizes big power users, including data centers, to provide some of their own energy through things, such as solar or battery storage.
Population growth adds to drought challenge along Catawba River
Exposed riverbeds are showing up where feet of water should be along the Catawba River, and for the first time in nearly two decades, all of the communities along the river are entering stage two drought protocols.
Charlotte leaders prepare for hurricane season
North Carolina Hurricane Preparedness Week begins Sunday, and Charlotte leaders are getting ready a month from the official start of hurricane season.
Drought is limiting the power of Charlotte’s hydrostations
Despite some rain Tuesday, the Charlotte area is poised to enter the next phase of drought restrictions, this May, potentially imposing mandatory water conservation rules to protect our drinking water.
NC regulators call for pause on new solar projects
The North Carolina Utilities Commission is calling for a pause on new solar.
NC lawmakers consider new requirements for data centers
North Carolina lawmakers are considering new requirements for large data centers and other big power users.
Volunteers tackle Charlotte litter on Earth Day, push for year-round change
Wednesday is Earth Day, the biggest volunteer day for groups like Keep Charlotte Beautiful, working to keep our city and the air and water around it clean.
Union County wheat farmers fear for this year’s harvest amid extreme drought
The extreme drought is causing major concern for wheat farmers in Union County.
Neighbors protest a potential data center development in Rowan County
Ahead of Monday’s county commissioner’s meeting, opponents of a potential data center project hosted a rally to voice their concerns.
Developer asks to defer rezoning request for east Charlotte data center
Duke Energy customers may have to pay more
2 NC rivers ranked top 10 most endangered
Extended drought is causing supercharged pollen season
Customers push back against proposed 15% Duke Carolinas rate hike
1 killed, 1 hurt in tanker explosion at Mooresville beverage plant
Piedmont Natural Gas seeks 6% rate increase in South Carolina
Federal Court: WNC logging plan violates endangered species act
Monroe lakes closed due to extreme drought
Stormwater Services hosts Creek Week to highlight importance of clean waterways
French energy company to forfeit wind leases, invest in Texas gas facility
Advocate addresses proposed legislation on data center growth in SC
Public weighs in on Duke Energy’s vision for future power
NC neighbors suing to protect farmland from rezoning for data center
Google invests $1B in NC to expand operations at data center
Duke Energy’s merger deal includes reducing customer costs
Neighbors concerned about losing parks to I-77; NCDOT says design isn’t final
Silfab Solar leak: What is hydrofluoric acid?
Record EV sales in Carolinas precede tax credit expiration
High power bills in North Carolina: Why low-income households pay more
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