John Downey Senior Staff Writer-Charlotte Business Journal North Carolina remains the Southeast’s hot spot for solar development, according to the most recent figures compiled by SNL Energy. But interest in solar projects has rapidly ramped up in Florida, SNL says. And with the help of some particularly large projects, the Sunshine State could be neck-and-neck [...]
Read More »June 11th, 2013 › Clean Energy, Energy Policy, Solar › Charlie Coggeshall › Last week, Governor Pat McCrory proclaimed June 2013 as Solar Energy Month in North Carolina. During the announcement, held in front of Strata Solar’s 6.4 megawatt (MW) Fuquay Solar Farm, McCrory stressed the role the growing industry is playing in creating jobs and helping make the state and nation energy independent. “North Carolina is [...]
Read More »North Carolina racks up new clean-energy jobs amid anti-renewables assault At the same time some of its politicians are trying to repeal the state’s renewable energy standard, North Carolina is emerging as a national leader in creating clean-energy jobs thanks to that law. A report released this week by Environmental Entrepreneurs (E2) found that North [...]
Read More »John Downey Senior Staff Writer- Charlotte Business Journal North Carolina ranked fourth in the nation for clean-energy jobs announced in the first quarter, according to a report published by the E2 Environmental Entrepreneurs advocacy group. E2, a broad coalition of clean-energy companies and organizations such as the Natural Resources Defense Council, ranked North Carolina second [...]
Read More »WILLOW SPRING — Republican Gov. Pat McCrory endorsed solar energy – and the incentive policies that support solar and other renewables – in a public show of support for programs that some lawmakers in his own party have vowed to dismantle. McCrory stood before a solar farm recently built in Wake County on Tuesday and said [...]
Read More »Governor McCrory Proclaims June Solar Energy Month in North Carolina JUNE 4, 2013 • JOBS AND THE ECONOMY Raleigh, NC– Governor Pat McCrory announced today that he has proclaimed June as Solar Energy Month in North Carolina, stressing the role the growing industry is playing in creating jobs and helping make our state and nation energy [...]
Read More »2013 Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the Year: Strata Solar The Green Plus Medium-Sized Business of the Year recognizes exemplary sustainability leadership in companies with more than 50 but fewer than 500 employees. Chapel Hill, NC-based Strata Solar is not only an industry leader in clean energy, but also maintains a strong focus on people [...]
Read More »Merit: For the Robeson County Zoning Board of Adjustment, which unanimously reversed county commissioners’ denial of a permit for a solar farm in Rowland. The commissioners’ denial was based on Rowland residents’ vague, unsubstantiated fears about the effects of solar farms on health and property values. On Monday, Strata Solar of Chapel Hill, which sought [...]
Read More »LUMBERTON — After hearing additional evidence, the Robeson County Zoning Board of Adjustment on Monday reversed last month’s decision by the Board of Commissioners to deny a conditional-use permit for a solar farm in a Residential Agricultural district just outside of Rowland. The five commissioners making up the board — Noah Woods, Raymond Cummings, Tom [...]
Read More »The Robeson County Zoning Board of Adjustment unanimously reversed a decision of the Board of Commissioners on Monday night to deny a conditional use permit for a solar farm in Rowland. The town of Rowland and several adjoining property owners have repeatedly voiced their opposition to the solar farm, citing health concerns and the possible [...]
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