New research from Equity Fund partners, PSE Healthy Energy, shows how Duke Energy can prevent future blackouts, reduce energy demand, and benefit customers. An organizer from Appalachian Voices (NC) shares why this is important for building an equitable clean energy future for North Carolinans.

In 2022, Appalachian Voices (NC) teamed up with the Equity Fund’s research partner PSE Healthy Energy to deliver a strong case on why Duke’s Carbon Plan doesn’t do enough for North Carolinians – and how it can. A field organizer involved in the campaign to hold the NC Utilities Commission accountable shares their reflections.

North Carolina is by many accounts a solar success story. But the communities where this solar is situated rarely see the economic benefits. Read how community-based groups and advocacy organizations are organizing to wrest control from their monopoly utility and shape a more equitable renewable energy transition.