/tags/electricity Electricity en-US Copyright Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:33:40 GMT /news/2023-12-01/a-year-after-the-moore-county-power-grid-attacks-questions-and-challenges-remain It's been a year since shooting attacks on two Moore County electrical substations left thousands of residents without power for days in freezing weather. Investigators have made no arrests, but the effects still reverberate in the county and across the power industry. Fri, 01 Dec 2023 15:33:40 GMT /news/2023-12-01/a-year-after-the-moore-county-power-grid-attacks-questions-and-challenges-remain Jay Price /politics/2023-06-13/after-moore-county-electric-attacks-lawmakers-want-tougher-penalties-for-future-incidents The bill would create a new felony charge for people who attack an energy facility. They’d face a $250,000 fine and up to eight years in prison. Tue, 13 Jun 2023 21:06:24 GMT /politics/2023-06-13/after-moore-county-electric-attacks-lawmakers-want-tougher-penalties-for-future-incidents Colin Campbell /business-economy/2023-01-19/duke-energy-carolinas-seeks-nearly-18-rate-increase-over-3-years-for-nc-customers The company says the additional revenues would go in part to make grid reliability and security improvements and help it collect more renewable energy. Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:41:02 GMT /business-economy/2023-01-19/duke-energy-carolinas-seeks-nearly-18-rate-increase-over-3-years-for-nc-customers Associated Press /news/2023-01-17/gunfire-damages-randolph-county-substation-no-outage-caused EnergyUnited says that an alarm early Tuesday alerted it to an equipment problem at the substation in Randolph County, north of Charlotte. It said that crews found damage to the substation from an apparent gunshot. Wed, 18 Jan 2023 00:34:31 GMT /news/2023-01-17/gunfire-damages-randolph-county-substation-no-outage-caused Associated Press /business-economy/2015-09-04/former-duke-energy-ceo-sees-brighter-and-cleaner-world-ahead More than 1.2 billion people in the world live without electricity. Former Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers wants that figure to change. After a career at the… Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:05:00 GMT /business-economy/2015-09-04/former-duke-energy-ceo-sees-brighter-and-cleaner-world-ahead Andrew Tie /show/the-state-of-things/2015-09-04/former-duke-energy-ceo-sees-brighter-and-cleaner-world-ahead More than 1.2 billion people in the world live without electricity. Former Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers wants that figure to change. After a career at the… Fri, 04 Sep 2015 16:05:00 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2015-09-04/former-duke-energy-ceo-sees-brighter-and-cleaner-world-ahead Frank Stasio /business-economy/2015-05-04/study-auto-pay-utility-customers-use-more-power A study from Duke University shows that customers use up to eight percent more electricity when they use automatic payments to cover their monthly… Mon, 04 May 2015 11:29:38 GMT /business-economy/2015-05-04/study-auto-pay-utility-customers-use-more-power Rebecca Martinez /business-economy/2014-02-25/nc-warn-and-the-john-locke-foundation-team-up-for-electricity-competition NC WARN, a progressive environmental non-profit, is teaming up with an unlikely partner: the John Locke Foundation. The two organizations share a desire… Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:31:51 GMT /business-economy/2014-02-25/nc-warn-and-the-john-locke-foundation-team-up-for-electricity-competition Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-25/nc-warn-and-the-john-locke-foundation-team-up-for-electricity-competition NC WARN, a progressive environmental non-profit, is teaming up with an unlikely partner: the John Locke Foundation. The two organizations share a desire… Tue, 25 Feb 2014 16:31:51 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2014-02-25/nc-warn-and-the-john-locke-foundation-team-up-for-electricity-competition Meghan Modafferi, Frank Stasio /science-technology/2013-11-25/solarize-raleigh-could-make-solar-power-more-affordable Raleigh might soon have a group-purchasing program that would make it cheaper for residents to install solar panels on their homes. North Carolina Solar… Mon, 25 Nov 2013 10:00:00 GMT /science-technology/2013-11-25/solarize-raleigh-could-make-solar-power-more-affordable Rebecca Martinez