The 50 States of Grid Modernization Q3 2021: Technology Deployment Leads Grid Modernization Activity in Q3 2021
Raleigh, N.C. – (October 27, 2021) The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q3 2021 edition of The 50 States of Grid Modernization. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on grid modernization, utility business model and rate reforms, energy storage, microgrids, and demand response. The report […]
Read MoreStrategies & Success Stories for Sustainable Fleet Management On-Demand Now: Eleven FREE Sessions from the 2021 Sustainable Fleet Technology Virtual Conference Available to Stream
The North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center recently concluded the 2021 Sustainable Fleet Technology Virtual Conference featuring the latest and greatest in sustainable fleet technology, operations and implementation. The conference consisted of 11 free webinars on best practices to make fleets run more efficiently, with valuable presentations and conversations from award-winning speakers from the industry. […]
Read MoreStreamline Solar Policies & Practices with NC Clean Tech Center Sustainability Services to become SolSmart Designated
The North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) is excited to be a part of the Department of Energy’s latest challenge to get 60 more communities to improve their solar practices and get recognized through the SolSmart program by March 2022. Applicant communities can receive a national designation of Gold, Silver or Bronze based on […]
Read MoreThe 50 States of Solar: States Take Steps to Expand Community Solar Programs in Q3 2021
Raleigh, N.C. – (October 20, 2021) The N.C. Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) released its Q3 2021 edition of The 50 States of Solar. The quarterly series provides insights on state regulatory and legislative discussions and actions on distributed solar policy, with a focus on net metering, distributed solar valuation, community solar, residential fixed charges, […]
Read MoreNCCETC Training Instructor Teaches Essential Tools for a Growing Clean Energy Workforce
The Training program at the NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) strives to provide comprehensive and up-to-date education for individuals to get the training and credentials they need to kick start their career in clean energy. Both companies and individuals can benefit from the training program’s high-quality classroom and hands-on learning covering the technical and […]
Read MoreNational Drive Electric Week: The Economic & Environmental Benefits of Driving Electric
National Drive Electric Week is an annual event held each October to celebrate all-electric and plug-in hybrid vehicles. The national campaign is presented by Plug In America, Sierra Club and Electric Auto Association and consists of hundreds of free events across the United States. This year, National Drive Electric Week events will be held from […]
Read MoreThe Carolina Poultry Power Project Fuels Our Electricity and Our Economy
The United States has the largest broiler chicken industry in the world, with North Carolina being the third top producer out of all 50 states. As the number one agricultural industry in the state, the poultry industry’s economic impact for NC is over $39 billion annually according to the NC Poultry Federation. The poultry industry […]
Read MoreNC Cooperative Demonstration of Vehicle-to-Grid Smart Charger Shows Economic Value
Electric vehicles (EVs) have the potential to be more than just a means of transportation now that more automakers are selling vehicles compatible with vehicle-to-grid technology, like Nissan LEAF, Ford F150 Lightning, and the Thomas Built C2 Jouley school bus. Bidirectional capable charging stations can transform electric cars, buses, garbage trucks, fleet vehicles and more […]
Read More2021 Clean Energy Legislative Recap
With 2021 in its last quarter, clean energy has been at the forefront of state legislative action in the United States. So far, hundreds of clean energy related bills have already been enacted, and NC Clean Energy Technology Center’s Database of State Incentives for Renewables & Efficiency (DSIRE) team hosted a webinar on September 16, […]
Read MoreNC Cleantech Center Studies Options for Utilities to Plan for Growth of Solar PV
The NC Clean Energy Technology Center is collaborating with the NC Department of Environmental Quality (NC DEQ) on a project to analyze utility operating reserves to balance renewable solar photovoltaic (PV) generating facilities on the NC electric grid. The project aims to better understand the current needs for operating reserves due to solar PV grid […]
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