Michelle Alfini

“Emergency preparedness is something you don’t want to think about at the last minute."

One thing that’s changed since the last time the drought was this bad: a big change in the region’s population.

The bill also incentivizes big power users, including data centers, to provide some of their own energy through things, such as solar or battery storage.

That’s where Braxton Winston, a former Charlotte city council member and now president of the local AFL-CIO chapter, found his 2023 Chevy Volt in December.

Six-year-old Xane Long loves nothing more than cleaning up local parks, learning about every animal he sees and spending as much time as he can outdoors. Now, he's made it to the quarterfinals of the National Wildlife Federation’s Jr. Ranger Competition.

It’s called plug-in or balcony solar. Stryker says the U.S. is juts starting to see the potential.

Senate Bill 730, which is called the Ratepayer Protection Act, was introduced in the House Energy and Public Utilities Committee on Wednesday.

There is a breakdown of the bills in order of filing in this article.

The Ratepayer Protection Act, targets concerns tied to data centers, including energy use, environmental impacts, and electric bills.

Speakers from across the country, including North Carolina, raised concerns at a public hearing that changes to the Environmental Protection Agency’s coal ash rule could harm the environment and public health.