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New law changes how power companies produce energy, what they charge customers
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper has signed into law House Bill 951, which will change how power companies, namely, Duke Energy, produce energy and how they can charge customers. The bill, known as “Energy Solutions for North Carolina,” was introduced in June and has gotten bipartisan support.
Duke Energy looking at ways to reduce power outages in Richmond County, Carolinas
ROCKINGHAM — Richmond County has recently seen its share of thunderstorms.
And with those storms have come massive power outages.
COLUMN: Fracking has reduced carbon emissions
In 2018, Gov. Roy Cooper signed an executive order on climate change that, among other things, established a goal of reducing greenhouse-gas emissions in North Carolina by 40% below 2005 levels by the year 2025.
Catapults and electric conductors highlight 'Maker Madness' activities at Discovery Place Kids
ROCKINGHAM — Young visitors to Discovery Place Kids will get hands-on engineering experience this month as the museum centers activities on the theme “Maker Madness.”
