1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (641+ words) North Carolina's demand for electricity is rising faster than many new power plants can be built. Duke Energy is increasingly relying on battery storage to help meet that growth, making facilities such as its Knightdale battery installation a larger part…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (633+ words) As North Carolina prepares for a surge in electricity demand from data centers, manufacturing and population growth, some energy experts and policymakers are looking at microgrids as a way to improve reliability, reduce strain on the power grid and keep…...

3+ mon, 4+ week ago   (105+ words) Music, dances, speeches, and cheers. On Saturday, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina wrapped up a day-long celebration of its new federal recognition on the campus of UNC-Pembroke. Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina holds celebration of federal recognition Music, dances,…...

4+ mon, 13+ hour ago   (121+ words) North Carolina is the only state in the country without a new budget, but GOP lawmakers say they've reached a deal on taxes and state employee raises, two of the main sticking points. North Carolina lawmakers reach 'starting point' for…...

4+ mon, 1+ day ago   (132+ words) North Carolina is the only state in the country without a new budget, but GOP lawmakers say they've reached a deal on taxes and state employee raises, two of the main sticking points. North Carolina lawmakers announce budget deal: How…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1635+ words) Republicans who took control of the North Carolina elections board a year ago have sought to clean up voter rolls and improve election security. Yet North Carolinians remain skeptical of election administration in the state, new data shows. Nearly one-third…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (459+ words) North Carolina regulators have ordered Duke Energy to pause its next round of solar development, delaying decisions on new projects as the state finalizes a broader long-term energy plan. In an order, issued April 23, the North Carolina Utilities Commission directed…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (809+ words) A top North Carolina lawmaker who suffered a stunning upset in his primary election last month spoke publicly about the result Tuesday, blaming the loss on political opponents across the aisle. North Carolina Senate leader Phil Berger — who has led…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1516+ words) The windowless buildings rising across North Carolina look more like warehouses than engines of climate change. Across the state, proposals for hyperscale data centers built to support artificial intelligence and cloud computing are driving unprecedented demand for electricity and water....

5+ mon, 1+ week ago   (230+ words) The North Carolina Supreme Court on Thursday threw out the multibillion-dollar plan to improve North Carolina’s public schools in a ruling that ended the long-running Hoke County Board of Education v. State of North Carolina lawsuit. The case — filed in…...