Why North Carolina’s clean energy boom is hitting a political wall
About this episode
The episode discusses the political challenges facing North Carolina's clean energy initiatives with guest Matt Abele.
Today, POLITICO Energy host Arianna Skibell sits down with Matt Abele, the executive director of the North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association who serves on Governor Josh Stein’s Clean Energy Task Force. They discuss why North Carolina, which was one of the South's earliest and biggest adopters on clean energy, is slowing down its climate and green ambitions and what that trend reveals about affordability, rising utility bills and the growing impact of data centers across the region. Arianna Skibell is a climate and energy reporter at POLITICO. Nirmal Mulaikal is the co-host and executive producer of POLITICO Energy. KJ Cline is the video producer for POLITICO Energy. Matt Daily is the energy editor for POLITICO. Cyril Zaneski is executive editor of POLITICO’s E&E News. Debra Kahn is the editorial director for energy and environmental coverage at POLITICO. Veronica Tejera is the deputy head of Audio/Video at POLITICO. Our theme music is by Pran Bandi. Follow the show on Apple, Spotify, Youtube and Instagram. Follow POLITICO here: ➤ X: https://x.com/politico/ ➤ Instagram: / politico ➤ Facebook: / politico For more reporting on energy and the environment, subscribe to Power…
People in this episode
Host: Arianna Skibell
Guest: Matt Abele
Topics covered
- clean energy
- North Carolina
- politics
- utility bills
- data centers
- climate change
Keywords
- North Carolina
- clean energy
- politics
- utility bills
- data centers
- climate change
- affordability
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Organizations: North Carolina Sustainable Energy Association
Products: Power Switch, Morning Energy
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