In North Carolina, a house panel began the process of repealing a law that requires state electric utilities to generate a certain amount of power from renewable energy.
The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard law was originally passed in 2007 and has garnered praise for North Carolina as a progressive energy state in the South. The law requires utilities to generate 3 percent of their retail sales from renewable energy sources or efficiency efforts, with that percentage increasing over time to 6 percent in 2015 and 12.5 percent in 2021 and following years.
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