You've probably heard the story lately that renewable energy is booming — with more solar and wind farms being built and installed than fossil fuel power plants in many places — But not in North Carolina.

Every year since the Paris climate agreement was signed, North Carolina has installed somewhere between 500 and 1000 megawatts of solar power each year. Some years more, some years less, and the trend has actually been going down in recent years, but we were hopeful that things would pick up again now that the Inflation Reduction Act is providing generous subsidies and North Carolina has adopted a global warming pollution reduction plan.

Now, Duke energy has dashed our hopes with plans to build 2,200 Megawatts of new fossil fuel power in just the next few years, wiping out years of progress on clean energy and climate action. To make it even worse, Duke claims the two new fossil gas power plants are part of them complying with the global warming reduction plan. Sign our petition to the North Carolina Utilities Commission opposing Duke's fossil fuel power plants, and make a plan to attend one of these local hearings if you're able.