First solar-powered Domino’s opens in Clover
From the outside in, Clover’s newest Domino’s looks like any other pizza place. But its secret is hidden in plain sight.
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Europe burns wood from Carolina forests as ‘renewable energy’ but how green is it?
For decades, Ronnie Powell said he was happy with his home on the northeast side of Greenwood, South Carolina. Then came the dust and the noise.
Piedmont Natural Gas customers say winter heating bills are giving sticker shock
Winter typically brings out the highest heating bills for gas customers. But Brenda Nelson didn’t expect her bill for December to be this high.
UNC Charlotte professor partners with Monroe company to get tech from his lab to our homes
They’re impossible to see, smell or taste in our water, but according to the EPA, manmade chemicals known as PFAs are dangerous to human health even at the smallest levels.
CATS presents 4 scenarios for 30-year transit plan for Charlotte
CATS has four proposed scenarios that can be completed within 30 years of passing the sales tax while remaining on budget.
In 2024, North Carolina saw 2nd warmest year and despite drought, Helene kept rainfall above average
According to the North Carolina State Climate Office, 2024 was the second warmest year on record for the state (behind 2019) and tied 1990 for the warmest year on record for Charlotte. That’s based on the average year-round temperature which was 2.6 degrees warmer than the 30-year average.
NC launches energy-saving rebates for homeowners, SC still waiting
North Carolina is making $208 million in federal money available to low and moderate-income homeowners so they can make energy efficiency upgrades to their homes.
LA fires have multiple causes, but scientists say climate change helped fuel them
In what California’s governor is saying may be the costliest disaster in U.S. history, the southern California wildfires have killed dozens, destroyed thousands of homes and forced tens of thousands to evacuate.
Ice build up could bring down limbs, power lines
The last time Charlotte saw measurable snow, at least one-tenth of an inch, was in 2022.
Regulators give Duke Energy the goahead for new gas plants to replace two coal-fired facilities
Both the North Carolina Utilities Commission and the Department of Environmental Quality have given Duke Energy key approvals for the utility to move ahead with plans to build new natural gas plants in Person and Catawba Counties.
Duke Energy says its ready to handle cold snap
Allen steam station retirement marks beginning of the end for NC’s coal-fired power plants
More people are choosing trains to travel
Solar facility fights back in court
Town of Carrboro sues Duke Energy for contributing to and lying about climate change
Duke Energy offers free home efficiency audits to those looking to lower power bills
Charlotte high school student wins scholarship for designing homes meant to weather rising seas
Data reveals some parts of Charlotte are hotter than others
Duke Energy’s Coal-fired Allen Steam Plant retires at the end of the year
DEQ looking for public input new natural gas plant at Marshall Steam site
Public input encouraged on proposed use of North Carolina disaster funds
Community members push against proposed gas power plants in Roxboro
Western North Carolina lost 822,000 acres of forest in Helene
President-elect Trump has the EV industry in his crosshairs, what that could mean in the Carolinas
Duke Energy built solar in a mountain town to improve reliability. Helene was its biggest test.
Charlotte had 419 calls for downed trees after Helene, here’s how the city can replace them
Duke Energy will not meet carbon emission goals by 2030
The impact of curbing curbside recycling
Renewable tech is part of Helene’s disaster response, but what if it was there first?
As Asheville waits for clean water, aid groups set up sustainable options
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