This presentation examines how North Carolina Utilities Commission is advancing building decarbonization through House Bill 951.
Learning objectives
- Learn the key decarbonization updates happening before the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC).
- Learn about demand-side management and energy efficiency program updates and new programs being developed.
- Understand the role the NCUC plays in building decarbonization efforts.
- Learn more about existing obstacles to decarbonization in the long run.
This presentation will discuss the ongoing implementation of House Bill 951 and its carbon reduction mandates for the electricity sector, along with various customer programs currently offered by Duke Energy.
Presenters:
Ethan Blumenthal, Regulatory Counsel, North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association, Raleigh, North Carolina
Hannah Elliott, Senior Director of Operations, RENU Energy Solutions, Charlotte
Stephanie Jett, Sr. Products & Services Manager, Duke Energy, Charlotte
Aaron Tauber, Sustainability Analyst, City of Charlotte
Ethan is Regulatory Counsel at the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association (NCSEA), where he advances clean energy policy and provides legal analysis before the NC Utilities Commission. A former co-founder of Good Solar, he brings expertise in energy, law and environmental justice, with degrees from UNC Law and CU Boulder.
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