Energy
Advocating for making energy more affordable and reliable, Locke provides groundbreaking research and policy proposals that looks to halt the government’s destructive green energy transition.
‘Sustainable’ is an odd word for an industry attesting it can’t survive without government aid
It's a two-pronged, self-defeating argument that solar advocates make without seeming to notice how the second prong makes an utter shambles of the first. Solar energy is a powerhouse new…
NC Farm Bureau Chief: Free Trade & Lower-Cost Energy Vital To Agriculture Industry
In Wilson County, Larry Wooten of the N.C. Farm Bureau made clear his view on two key needs for the state’s No. 1 industry: agriculture/agribusiness. “When people start talking about…
California vs. energy
Chris White of the Daily Caller details a potential constitutional fight featuring California and the federal government. California officials plan on preventing the federal government from transporting oil and gas…
This weekend on Carolina Journal Radio
Gov. Roy Cooper has signed off on a key permit for the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, but critics have raised concerns about a new $58 million fund tied to that permit…
New Carolina Journal Online features
John Trump reports for Carolina Journal Online on a meeting featuring N.C. lawmakers grilling Gov. Roy Cooper’s new legislative liaison over a controversial $58 million fund connected to the Atlantic…
If consumers can lease solar, why not let them lease other energy sources?
A California natural-gas producer is offering energy to commercial customers using the same leasing model solar producers have used. Allowing other enterprising producers of energy to offer competitive options for…
Cronyism Making Renewables ‘Competitive’ but Won’t Help Pay Your Light Bill
The News & Observer recently ran an op-ed from Froma Harrop arguing that renewable energy has become competitive with traditional energy resources. It’s a bold claim. For several decades now,…
New Carolina Journal Online features
Dan Way reports for Carolina Journal Online that a senior N.C. lawmaker believes utilities building the Atlantic Coast Pipeline will not be able to force ratepayers to fund “voluntary contributions”…
Voluntary contribution? You can’t do that!
Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget office did not answer a number of questions about the proposed $58 million escrow payment. The budget office’s response to General Assembly staff called the payment…
“Voluntary Contribution” To NC? Former Gov. McCrory Interviews CJ’s Rick Henderson About Pipeline Fund
Former Gov. Pat McCrory is staying on top of questions over the discretionary fund that is attached to North Carolina’s approval of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline deal. And he’s turning…
Lower electricity rates would be especially good for poor families
If the beneficial effects of the Trump tax cut result in the NC Utilities Commission deciding to lower electricity rates, that will be good news for all electricity consumers, but…
Cooper to NCGA Staff: Pipeline Fund a ‘voluntary contribution’ To State
From Carolina Journal: Responding to questions from the General Assembly’s senior nonpartisan staff, officials from Gov. Roy Cooper’s budget office said a $57.8 million agreement Cooper made with the operators…