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SUMMARY:State Energy Office's Public Hearing on Grant Application to US DOE
DESCRIPTION:The North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality’s State Energy Office will hold a public hearing Friday\, March 17 to receive public input on its proposed grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy for the Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid program created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA). \nThe public is invited to attend either in-person or virtually and comment on the proposals and the associated regulatory impact analysis at the hearing at 10 a.m.\, March 17 held in the first-floor training room at the DEQ Greene Square building. \nSection 40101(d)(2)(B)(ii) of the IIJA requires that NCDEQ give notice and undertake a public hearing to review: (1) the criteria and methods the department anticipates using to make awards to eligible entities\, and (2) the proposed funding distributions and recipients of the grant awards. \nEvent: Public hearing on proposed grant application to the U.S. Department of Energy for the Preventing Outages and Enhancing the Resilience of the Electric Grid program created under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).\nWhen: 10 a.m. Friday\, March 17\, 2023\nWhere: First-floor training room\, Greene Square building\n217 W. Jones St.\, Raleigh\, NC 27603 \nTo participate remotely: \nhttps://www.microsoft.com/microsoft-teams/join-a-meeting\nMeeting ID: 280 106 513 652\nPasscode: obcKY3 \n  \nMore information\, including a one-pager detailing highlights of the proposed grant application\, will be posted here.  More detailed information will be available at the hearing\, including a presentation on the proposed application from State Energy Office Interim Director Julie Woosley. \n  \nPublic comments may also be submitted by email to: seo.publiccomments@ncdenr.gov. Comments will be accepted via email from March 10 through March 24.
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/state-energy-offices-public-hearing-on-grant-application-to-us-doe/
LOCATION:Green Square 1st Floor Training Room\, 217 W. Jones Street\, Raleigh\, NC 27603\, 217 W. Jones Street\, Raleigh\, 27603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Hearing
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SUMMARY:Snow Hill - Public Hearings on Duke Energy Progress
DESCRIPTION:Duke Energy Progress\, LLC\nApplication of Duke Energy Progress\, LLC\, for Adjustment of Rates and Charges Applicable to Electric Service in North Carolina and for Performance Based Regulation\nDocket No. E-2 Sub 1300 \n  \n\n\n\nDate\nTime\nLocation\nDocket\nDescription of Proceeding\n\n\nPublic Witness Hearings:\n\n\n3/06/2023\n7:00pm\nHaywood County Courthouse\, 285 N. Main Street\, Courtroom 2-A\,Waynesville\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/13/2023\n7:00pm\nPerson County Courthouse\, 105 S. Main Street\, Superior Courtroom\, Roxboro\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/14/2023\n7:00pm\nHearing Room 2115\, Dobbs Building\, 430 N Salisbury\, Raleigh\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/20/2023\n7:00pm\nGreene County Courthouse\, 301 N. Green Street\, Courtroom 1\, Snow Hill\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/21/2023\n7:00pm\nRobeson County Courthouse\, 500 N. Elm Street\, Courtroom B\, Lumberton\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\nExpert Witness Hearing:\n\n\n5/1/2023\n2:00pm\nHearing Room 2115\, Dobbs Building\, 430 N Salisbury St. Raleigh\nE-2 Sub 1300\nExpert Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n\n  \nOn October 6\, 2022\, Duke Energy Progress\, LLC (DEP)\, filed an application with the Commission requesting authority to adjust and increase its rates and charges for electric service in order to produce an additional $623.5 million in retail base revenues\, an increase of about 18.0% over current revenues. DEP requested approval of an application for performance-based regulation that allows DEP to adjust its base rates over three years in addition to the general base rate increase\, a residential decoupling mechanism\, an earnings sharing mechanism\, and a performance incentive mechanism. The first-year increase would be partially offset by an $8.5 million refund of excess deferred income taxes resulting from the 2017 Federal Tax Cuts and Job Act and a reduction in North Carolina’s state-corporate tax rate. \nAdditionally\, DEP is requesting approval of the following riders: \n\nEarnings Sharing Mechanism (ESM) Rider\nResidential Decoupling Mechanism (RDM) Rider\nPerformance Incentive Mechanism (PIM) Rider\nCustomer Assistance Program (CAP) Rider\nCustomer Assistance Recovery (CAR) Rider\n\n  \nIn its application\, DEP stated that its request is driven by investments made since its 2019 rate case\, E-2\, Sub 1219\, including: \n\ninvestments in existing nuclear plants to enhance safety\, reliability\, and efficiency\, and to preserve their performance and reliability over their extended life operations;\nnew investments in traditional and renewable generation and storage assets;\ncontinued investments to maintain remaining coal-fired generation and hydroelectric generation;\nthe addition of three battery installations;\nongoing work to retire and close existing coal-fired units;\nadding new carbon free technologies such as solar and storage; and\nupgrading transmission and distribution systems to be more reliable\, resilient\, and supportive of renewable technologies.\n\n  \nAdditionally\, DEP is requesting an accounting order for approval of: \n\nongoing regulatory asset treatment of the costs for environmental compliance related to the closure of coal ash basins;\ncontinued deferral of bad debt expense related to the COVID-19 pandemic;\ndeferral of a portion of the impact associated with updated depreciation rates for its coal plants;\ndeferral of costs associated with implementing customer service programs;\ndeferral of storm costs; and\ndeferral of certain costs related to a new performance incentive mechanism dashboard.\n\n  \nDEP also proposed a customer assistance program for eligible low-income customers\, a tariffed-on-bill program\, and the payment navigator program. \nThe Commission has scheduled five public witness hearings to receive testimony from DEP’s customers\, as well as an expert witness hearing beginning May 1\, 2023\, for testimony and cross-examination of expert witnesses. There will not be an opportunity for public comments at the expert witness hearing\, but the public is welcome to attend. \nAdditional Information: \n\nYou can find information about providing testimony at a public hearing here.\nWeapons are strictly prohibited at Commission hearings\, and everyone entering the building must pass through a metal detector.\nCustomers can also file written statements with the Commission here or by mailing comments to the address below. In either case\, be sure to put the docket number of this proceeding in the subject line. After two or three business days\, written comments become part of the official record and can be viewed via this website under the docket number.\nThe Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission is a separate\, independent agency that represents the using and consuming public in matters before the Commission\, including rate change requests like this one. For more information\, please visit the Public Staff’s website linked here.
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/snow-hill-public-hearings-on-duke-energy-progress/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Hearing
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SUMMARY:Lumberton - Public Hearings on Duke Energy Progress
DESCRIPTION:Duke Energy Progress\, LLC\nApplication of Duke Energy Progress\, LLC\, for Adjustment of Rates and Charges Applicable to Electric Service in North Carolina and for Performance Based Regulation\nDocket No. E-2 Sub 1300 \n  \n\n\n\nDate\nTime\nLocation\nDocket\nDescription of Proceeding\n\n\nPublic Witness Hearings:\n\n\n3/06/2023\n7:00pm\nHaywood County Courthouse\, 285 N. Main Street\, Courtroom 2-A\,Waynesville\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/13/2023\n7:00pm\nPerson County Courthouse\, 105 S. Main Street\, Superior Courtroom\, Roxboro\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/14/2023\n7:00pm\nHearing Room 2115\, Dobbs Building\, 430 N Salisbury\, Raleigh\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/20/2023\n7:00pm\nGreene County Courthouse\, 301 N. Green Street\, Courtroom 1\, Snow Hill\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n3/21/2023\n7:00pm\nRobeson County Courthouse\, 500 N. Elm Street\, Courtroom B\, Lumberton\, NC\nE-2 Sub 1300\nPublic Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\nExpert Witness Hearing:\n\n\n5/1/2023\n2:00pm\nHearing Room 2115\, Dobbs Building\, 430 N Salisbury St. Raleigh\nE-2 Sub 1300\nExpert Witness Hearing of DEP Application to Raise Electric Rates\n\n\n\n  \nOn October 6\, 2022\, Duke Energy Progress\, LLC (DEP)\, filed an application with the Commission requesting authority to adjust and increase its rates and charges for electric service in order to produce an additional $623.5 million in retail base revenues\, an increase of about 18.0% over current revenues. DEP requested approval of an application for performance-based regulation that allows DEP to adjust its base rates over three years in addition to the general base rate increase\, a residential decoupling mechanism\, an earnings sharing mechanism\, and a performance incentive mechanism. The first-year increase would be partially offset by an $8.5 million refund of excess deferred income taxes resulting from the 2017 Federal Tax Cuts and Job Act and a reduction in North Carolina’s state-corporate tax rate. \nAdditionally\, DEP is requesting approval of the following riders: \n\nEarnings Sharing Mechanism (ESM) Rider\nResidential Decoupling Mechanism (RDM) Rider\nPerformance Incentive Mechanism (PIM) Rider\nCustomer Assistance Program (CAP) Rider\nCustomer Assistance Recovery (CAR) Rider\n\n  \nIn its application\, DEP stated that its request is driven by investments made since its 2019 rate case\, E-2\, Sub 1219\, including: \n\ninvestments in existing nuclear plants to enhance safety\, reliability\, and efficiency\, and to preserve their performance and reliability over their extended life operations;\nnew investments in traditional and renewable generation and storage assets;\ncontinued investments to maintain remaining coal-fired generation and hydroelectric generation;\nthe addition of three battery installations;\nongoing work to retire and close existing coal-fired units;\nadding new carbon free technologies such as solar and storage; and\nupgrading transmission and distribution systems to be more reliable\, resilient\, and supportive of renewable technologies.\n\n  \nAdditionally\, DEP is requesting an accounting order for approval of: \n\nongoing regulatory asset treatment of the costs for environmental compliance related to the closure of coal ash basins;\ncontinued deferral of bad debt expense related to the COVID-19 pandemic;\ndeferral of a portion of the impact associated with updated depreciation rates for its coal plants;\ndeferral of costs associated with implementing customer service programs;\ndeferral of storm costs; and\ndeferral of certain costs related to a new performance incentive mechanism dashboard.\n\n  \nDEP also proposed a customer assistance program for eligible low-income customers\, a tariffed-on-bill program\, and the payment navigator program. \nThe Commission has scheduled five public witness hearings to receive testimony from DEP’s customers\, as well as an expert witness hearing beginning May 1\, 2023\, for testimony and cross-examination of expert witnesses. There will not be an opportunity for public comments at the expert witness hearing\, but the public is welcome to attend. \nAdditional Information: \n\nYou can find information about providing testimony at a public hearing here.\nWeapons are strictly prohibited at Commission hearings\, and everyone entering the building must pass through a metal detector.\nCustomers can also file written statements with the Commission here or by mailing comments to the address below. In either case\, be sure to put the docket number of this proceeding in the subject line. After two or three business days\, written comments become part of the official record and can be viewed via this website under the docket number.\nThe Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission is a separate\, independent agency that represents the using and consuming public in matters before the Commission\, including rate change requests like this one. For more information\, please visit the Public Staff’s website linked here.
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/lumberton-public-hearings-on-duke-energy-progress/
LOCATION:NC
CATEGORIES:Hearing
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SUMMARY:Piedmont Earth Day Fair
DESCRIPTION:The biggest Earth Day celebration and one-day environmental education event in North Carolina!
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/piedmont-earth-day-fair/
LOCATION:Winston Salem Fairgrounds\, 569 Fairgrounds Blvd\, Winston-Salem\, NC\, 27105\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20241017T080000
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SUMMARY:Early Voting in NC! - ¡Votación Temprana en NC!
DESCRIPTION:Early Voting in NC! – ¡Votación Temprana en NC!
URL:https://cwfnc.org/calendar/early-voting-in-nc-votacion-temprana-en-nc/
LOCATION:NC
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