David Kelly: Energy Exchange

Governor Roy Cooper has issued a proclamation recognizing August 5-11 as “American Wind Week” here in North Carolina. It’s a good time to reflect on our clean energy progress – as a nation and as a state – and to consider what’s next. The amount of energy generated from wind turbines has more than tripled […]

I’ve never been more optimistic about wind power in North Carolina and the benefits it will bring our state. And, given that we’re in the middle of a very unfortunate 18-month moratorium on wind project permits, that’s saying something. I’m optimistic because the benefits of wind power are making themselves crystal clear. Here are few […]

This summer, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) and The Nature Conservancy (TNC) collaborated with First Baptist Church in Mount Olive, North Carolina to host an event to explore the new opportunities solar energy is providing for the church and Wayne County. We spent most of the day together and heard how First Baptist Church is benefitting […]

Critics of North Carolina’s clean energy industry recently bought some radio ads asking state lawmakers who support North Carolina’s clean energy policies to change their minds and turn their backs on this growing industry. These opponents mistakenly argue our state’s clean energy policies burden North Carolinians with rising energy costs that hurt families and cost […]

SAS Institute, Inc. – a North Carolina-Based technology company – has joined big names like Apple, Facebook, and Google in a growing chorus of high-profile tech firms urging lawmakers to protect North Carolina’s burgeoning clean energy economy. SAS told state lawmakers in a recent letter: “Technology companies value North Carolina’s existing energy policies, which enable […]