North Carolina
Governor
Josh Stein (Democrat)
House Party
Republican Majority
Senate Party
Republican Majority
Key Offices & Links
23
39
Southeast
Progress by Policy Area
- Enacted Enacted policies have been passed or established in a state by a governing body via legislation, executive orders, rules, regulations, and/or other program creation, and remain in effect.
- In-progress In progress policies have been established in a state, but final regulations, rules, or plans are pending final approval. This also includes legislation and executive orders that require regulations to be put into effect.
- Partially Enacted Partially enacted policies have been enacted in the state, but are missing one or more policy components. Dashboard policies cannot be considered partially enacted unless policy components are available.
- Not Enacted Not enacted policies have not been passed or established in the state or are no longer in effect.
Greenhouse Gas Emissions Projections in North Carolina
Climate Policies in North Carolina
| Status | Policy | Policy Area | Policy Category | Year Enacted | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Enacted |
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | 2007 | ||
Empty column | 10% renewable energy by 2018 for munis and coops | 12.5% renewable energy by 2021 for investor-owned utilities (IOUs) | Establishing Policies
| |||
| Enacted |
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | 2021 | ||
Empty column | 70% reduction by 2030, relative to 2005 levels, and carbon-neutral emissions by 2050 | Establishing Policies
| |||
| Enacted |
Electricity
|
Energy Plans and Targets | 2019 | ||
Empty column | North Carolina Clean Energy Plan | Establishing Policies
| |||
| Partially Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | 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
4/5
| ||
| Partially Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | 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
6/11
| ||
| Partially Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | 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
| ||
| Not Enacted |
Electricity
|
Clean Energy Generation | |||
Empty column | 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. | ||||
| Not Enacted |
Electricity
|
Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | |||
Empty column | 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. | ||||
| Enacted |
Electricity
|
Transmission, Distribution, and Energy Storage | 2023 | ||
Empty column | North Carolina received a C grade from Freeing the Grid. | Establishing Policies
| |||
| Not Enacted |
Electricity
|
Coal Retirement | |||
Empty column | Coal phaseouts establish a target year by which states must end coal-fired power generation. | ||||
| Enacted |
Electricity
|
Coal Retirement | 2021 | ||
Empty column | 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
| |||