House Bills 332 and 760 would freeze North Carolina’s Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard (REPS) and dramatically shift state policy away from solar energy.
Since 2007, North Carolina has been the only state in the Southeast with a requirement that a certain percentage of our energy must come from clean energy sources. Since then, our state has seen tremendous growth in clean energy jobs and investment. As a result, North Carolina is consistently ranked as a national leader for solar energy.
Meanwhile, neighboring states are moving ahead. Georgia and South Carolina have both acted in recent days to expand solar in their states.
If the House energy provisions in H 332 and 760 remain unchanged, the most likely outcome is that North Carolina’s solar industry growth will be severely restricted, and investment in clean energy will go instead to nearby states.
Contact your state Senator and ask them to fix the provisions in these bills that would hurt our state’s clean energy policies.