Duke Energy Takes Aim at the Solar Panels Atop N.C. Church

Inside Climate News: When environmental advocates started selling cheap solar power to a church in Greensboro, N.C., five months ago, they did it to test the state's ban on non-utility providers of renewable energy. But now the state's largest utility, Duke Energy, is fighting back.

As state regulators review the controversial case, the battle lines are clearly drawn. Advocates at North Carolina Waste Awareness and Reduction Network (NC WARN) and members of Faith Community Church support policy change. Duke Energy has responded by asking regulators to impose a stiff financial penalty against NC WARN that could threaten to shut down the organization.

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