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North Carolina House panel votes to block new energy-efficient building code

A member of the state’s code council says the bill, sponsored by a GOP lawmaker who is also a builder, comes as a “surprise” amid efforts to compromise with the building industry.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 30 March 2023
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Community grants help Virginia small businesses trim energy costs – without the red tape

A Charlottesville grant program is helping minority-owned small businesses pay for energy upgrades.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 30 March 2023
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Builder opposition prompts N.C. officials to reconsider energy code overhaul

If developers remain unhappy, the fight over North Carolina’s energy conservation code could well end up in the state legislature.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 21 March 2023
ENN

Offshore wind isn’t to blame for whale deaths. Developers plan to keep it that way

As Dominion Energy prepares to build its 2.6-gigawatt Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind project, the company is working with federal agencies and marine life advocates to ensure it doesn’t harm the vulnerable North Atlantic right whale.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 20 March 2023
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In Puerto Rico, advocates want the clean energy revolution to be local

As the U.S. government pledges $1 billion to develop solar power, local leaders push back on utility-scale arrays and point to a community microgrid as an example of the future they want to see.

By Carolina Baldin . 17 March 2023
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How fighting big retail helped a N.C. community organize around energy efficiency

Residents of Carrboro, North Carolina, rallied around a neighborhood energy efficiency project, helping to overcome barriers that grant money can’t always solve and getting buy-in from about a fifth of households.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 8 March 2023
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Carbon offset pact will put solar on dozens of Habitat for Humanity homes

The District of Columbia-based American Institute of Architects is offsetting greenhouse gas emissions from a major renovation with a $500,000 donation that will cover the cost of solar panels on an estimated 72 homes.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 8 March 2023
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Virginia group’s solar scorecard aims to quantify thorny nuance around development

The Charlottesville-based Community Climate Collaborative recently introduced its Solar Climate Justice Scorecard, rating proposed projects on a variety of factors related to their social and environmental impacts.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 23 February 2023
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With Duke Energy solar rebates expired, N.C. nonprofits look for new ways to bridge the gap

The Duke Energy program offered a cash-back option to religious institutions, schools, and other nonprofits that haven’t been able to directly claim clean energy tax credits. But the program sunset right as it was catching on.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 20 February 2023
ENN

Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked

While nationwide emissions from energy and other sectors have fallen in recent decades, those from agriculture — especially livestock and corn — have grown.

By Erin Jordan . 16 February 2023

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North Carolina House panel votes to block new energy-efficient building code

Community grants help Virginia small businesses trim energy costs – without the red tape

Builder opposition prompts N.C. officials to reconsider energy code overhaul

Offshore wind isn’t to blame for whale deaths. Developers plan to keep it that way

In Puerto Rico, advocates want the clean energy revolution to be local

How fighting big retail helped a N.C. community organize around energy efficiency

Carbon offset pact will put solar on dozens of Habitat for Humanity homes

Virginia group’s solar scorecard aims to quantify thorny nuance around development

With Duke Energy solar rebates expired, N.C. nonprofits look for new ways to bridge the gap

Despite national goals, agricultural greenhouse gas emissions continue unchecked