In North Carolina, low-hanging fruit of energy efficiency is going to waste

Energy News Network: A decade ago, energy conservation was widely viewed as the ‘low-hanging fruit’ of clean energy policy in North Carolina, the cheapest and easiest way to reduce fossil fuel consumption and cut pollution.

Now, experts say too much of that fruit is rotting on the ground.

According to a recent presentation to a statewide energy policy panel, the Tar Heel state lags behind 41 others in fulfilling its potential for energy efficiency, a stark contrast to the state’s ranking of second in the country for solar power.

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