Point: N.C. should keep its renewable energy bill

Editor’s note: The N.C. General Assembly is scheduled to begin debate on House Bill 298, which would repeal the state’s Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard. WRALTechWire reached out to two opposing sides of the argument to discuss the issue. The law should not be changed, says the N.C. Sustainable Energy Association. Ivan Urlaub, Executive Director, NC Sustainable Energy Association, says: When you have something that works you stick with it. That’s common sense. North Carolina currently has a policy in place, the Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Portfolio Standard (REPS), which has proven not only to work,...

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