A solar energy company based in Asheville has something to be sunny about after the North Carolina Court of Appeals shaved more than a million dollars from the taxable value of a heating system it owns. An attorney for the ...

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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The company that lets you compare air fares and translate foreign languages online wants to make it easier to weigh the costs and benefits of installing solar panels on household rooftops. Google is rolling out a ...

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POULTNEY, Vt. (AP) — A college student in Vermont is living in a 96-square-foot house he built to reduce his carbon footprint — and save money. The Rutland Herald reports that Green Mountain College senior Rob Dunn has been living in the ...

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CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. (AP) — Duke Energy Corp. is breaking ground on a solar energy farm on the East Coast’s largest Marine Corps base as the military diversifies from petroleum power. The country’s largest electric company is starting construction Friday ...

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RALEIGH — Duke Energy plans to invest $500 million in solar power to meet North Carolina’srequirement that more of its electricity come from renewable energy, the country’s largest electricity company said Monday. The Charlotte-based company said it will build three generating facilities ...

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ATLANTA  — Georgia law requires most customers to get their electricity from a traditional utility. But that law was enacted before the advent of solar power. Now, some state lawmakers want to open up the electricity market to other companies ...

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