Report ranks N.C. high on solar growth
A new report from the Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center ranks North Carolina third for solar energy production growth and 13th for improvements in electric energy efficiency, showing an 82,514 percent increase in solar energy since 2008.
“Every day, there’s more evidence that a cleaner, healthier economy powered by renewable energy is within our reach,” said Drew Ball, director of the Environment North Carolina Research and Policy Center. “The progress we’ve made in the last decade on renewable energy and clean energy technologies, like battery storage and electric cars, should give North Carolinians confidence that we can take clean energy to the next level.”
The report, Renewables on the Rise, includes a state-by-state assessment of the growth of key technologies needed to power the nation with clean, renewable energy. North Carolina ranked third for solar, 30th for wind, 13th for improvements in electric energy efficiency, 10th for electric vehicle charging stations, 17th for electric vehicles sold and 20th for battery storage capacity.
The report, complete with an interactive map, is available at https://bit.ly/2n9lfBD.
