Environment

Duke Energy has proposed steep rate hikes for residential customers, starting in 2027. Some customers see a discrepancy between the company’s profits, forecasted savings and these requested rate increases.

State regulators hosted two public hearings on Duke Energy’s proposal to merge its two Carolina companies into one entity, Duke Energy Carolinas. Tuesday night, two members of the public weighed in on the combination.

A report from the watchdog group Environmental Integrity Project found that the North Carolina agency responsible for protecting the environment has shrunk rapidly over the last 15 years.

A new study from UNC–Chapel Hill warns that New Bern could lose most of its conserved wetlands as sea levels rise.

A group of nonprofits bought the land in June to build the 31.5-mile trail. Now the work begins in earnest.

North Carolina’s rural communities are at the epicenter of a new wave of data center development. Many residents have expressed uncertainty — or even hostility — about their energy-hungry incoming neighbors.

When Hurricane Helene flooded the town of Black Mountain, community members were stranded. The resulting blackouts meant residents couldn’t call for help. But one group of volunteers is resurrecting an old technology to face a new generation of storms.

A proposed data center in eastern North Carolina would be one of the largest in the Southeast, if approved. But it has met local resistance.

Federal solar energy tax credits expire at the end of the year, but most solar installers’ queues have already filled through December. One local program gives Mecklenburg County residents a shot at a discount solar installation to help beat rising costs.

Last year, the number of jobs in North Carolina’s economy grew by about 1%. But growth in clean energy employment outpaced other sectors, according to a new report.