North Carolina
40%
50%
Net-zero
Governor
Roy Cooper (Democrat)
House Party
Republican Supermajority
Senate Party
Republican Supermajority
Key Offices & Links
22
40
Southeast
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted
- In-progress
- Partially Enacted
- Not Enacted
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in North Carolina
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | YR Enacted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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10% renewable energy by 2018 for munis and coops | 12.5% renewable energy by 2021 for investor-owned utilities (IOUs) Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Energy Plans and Targets | 2007 | |
| Enacted |
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70% reduction by 2030, relative to 2005 levels, and carbon-neutral emissions by 2050 Establishing Policies
|
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | 2021 | |
| Enacted |
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North Carolina Clean Energy Plan Establishing Policies
|
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | 2019 | |
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
1/5
|
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
3/11
|
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | ||
| Partially Enacted |
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The State Policy Opportunity Tracker (SPOT) breaks clean energy policies down into “components”, which are binary questions to evaluate policy quality. Higher quality policies have more of their SPOT components fulfilled. Establishing Policies
Policy Components
3/6
|
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Community choice aggregation allows local governments to procure power on behalf of their residents, businesses, and municipal accounts from an alternative supplier while still receiving transmission and distribution service from their existing utility provider. |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | ||
| Not Enacted |
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Energy storage targets establish procurement targets for energy storage systems by a certain date, often with interim targets. Targets can vary from broad megawatt (MW) requirements to more specific mandates that focus on the adoption of certain storage technologies. |
Electricity
|
Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | ||
| Enacted |
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North Carolina received a C grade from Freeing the Grid. Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | 2023 | |
| Not Enacted |
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Coal phaseouts establish a target year by which states must end coal-fired power generation. |
Electricity
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Coal Retirement | ||
| Enacted |
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Requires the securitization of 50% of the remaining value of all subcritical coal-fired generating facilities, with the remaining costs to be recovered through energy rates Establishing Policies
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Electricity
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Coal Retirement | 2021 |