Elizabeth Ouzts

As the mayor of tiny Enfield, North Carolina, Mondale Robinson has huge clean energy ambitions. Among them: building a solar farm to power the entire town of about 2,000, replacing the town's decrepit substation to distribute those renewable electrons, an... See more

For well over a year, the twin problems of rising utility bills and soaring electric demand spurred by the AI boom have consumed the energy policy debate in Virginia, the data center capital of the world. Clean energy foes — mostly Republicans — say the s... See more

Two years ago this week, Hurricane Helene's floods nearly wiped out the little downtown of Marshall, North Carolina, about 20 miles north of Asheville. Situated along the French Broad River, an art gallery, coffee shop, restaurant, and other beloved commu... See more

North Carolina regulators on Friday rejected a bid from Duke Energy to build a gas power plant — a rare denial from a panel that frequently defers to the state's predominant utility. Duke first proposed the 255-megawatt facility in Richmond County last fa... See more

Next Upcoming Rural America & The Clean Energy Transition at Climate Week NYC By Canary Media North Carolina regulators on Friday rejected a bid from Duke Energy to build a gas power plant — a rare denial from a panel that frequently defers to the sta... See more