Natural gas Coverage

Solar tops coal use in North Carolina, but natural gas dominates

Solar is set to outpace coal as a source of electricity in North Carolina, as the state retires coal plants and builds more solar farms.

Solar outpacing coal in NC, but state is still fossil fuel-dependent

Solar is set to outpace coal as a source of electricity in North Carolina, as the state retires coal plants and builds more solar farms.

Liz McLaughlin, WRAL climate change reporter

How they voted: NC congressional votes for the week ending June 15

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

NC lawmakers planning ahead on aging solar panels

North Carolina would have new rules for decommissioning large solar panel arrays, including a new fee to fund government oversight, under legislation moving at the statehouse. The bill would also forbid local governments from banning natural gas.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

How they voted: North Carolina congressional votes for the week ending March 30

A look at how North Carolina members of Congress voted during the previous week.

Targeted News Service

Fact check: Haley says Democrats 'want to ban gas powered cars and gas stoves'

During a March 3 speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference, Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley took a broad swipe at Democrats, saying they want to take away freedoms -- including behind the wheel and in the kitchen.

Amy Sherman, PolitiFact reporter

NC House votes to protect gas appliances

Republican lawmakers backing the bill say gas appliances need to be protected from city and county governments that eventually may ban them.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Fact check: Manchin says natural gas prices rose 200%

Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., tweeted that "over the past 5 years, natural gas costs have gone up over 200%." PolitiFact checks his claim.

Jasper Birmingham Jr. and Aiddia Mitchell, PolitiFact reporter

Scientists again call on NC, Duke Energy to halt new natural gas plans

Duke Energy and state regulators are working on a far-reaching plan to cut carbon emissions from the state's power plants. Climate scientists fear the plan relies too heavily on natural gas.

Travis Fain, WRAL state government reporter

Neighbors concerned about natural gas substation in Fayetteville

An eyesore. A monstrosity. That's how frustrated homeowners in Fayetteville describe a natural gas substation built near their homes.

'A monstrosity': A Fayetteville neighborhood frustrated by natural gas substation

The substation is one of the first things you see entering the neighborhood off of Yadkin Road.

Aaron Thomas, WRAL reporter

Fact check: Cruz says high electricity costs tied to Biden, Green New Deal

In a June 4 tweet, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, said Texans can blame their higher electric bills on supporters of the Green New Deal, a-yet-to-be-passed congressional plan touted as a strategy for tackling climate change. PolitiFact checks his claim.

Nusaiba Mizan, PolitiFact reporter

Senate votes to suspend normal trade relations and ban Russian gas and oil

WASHINGTON -- The Senate voted unanimously Thursday to strip Moscow of its preferential trade status and to ban the import of Russian energy into the United States, moving to further penalize Russia's economy in response to the invasion of Ukraine.

Catie Edmondson, New York Times

AmeriGas sent collection agency after former customer

A Wake County woman turned to 5 On Your Side for help after she was pursued by a collection agency for a bill she never owed.

5 On Your Side resolves AmeriGas bill confusion for Wake woman

A Wake County woman turned to 5 On Your Side for help after she was pursued by a collection agency for a bill she never owed.

Monica Laliberte, WRAL executive producer/5 On Your Side reporter

Major energy bill coming to NC House floor as lawmakers struggle to grasp impact

Legislation would speed retirement of coal-fired energy plants in North Carolina, give Duke Energy much wanted regulator reforms.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Legislation on NC's energy future before House panel

The House Energy and Public Utilities committee takes up a wide-ranging proposal on future electricity production in North Carolina.

Gas pipeline work could make huge flame visible in Garner along I-40

Piedmont Natural Gas will use a flare stack to produce a tall flame that shoots up into the air, in case it wasn't hot enough for you.

Lawmakers: NC needs more fuel pipelines

In the wake of a gas pipeline shutdown last week that prompted panic buying and widespread gas shortages, state lawmakers on Tuesday signaled a renewed push to bring more fuel pipelines into North Carolina.

Laura Leslie, WRAL Capitol Bureau chief

'When, not if,' NC senator says of next pipeline shutdown

In the wake of a gas pipeline shutdown last week that prompted panic buying and widespread gas shortages, state lawmakers on Tuesday signaled a renewed push to bring more fuel pipelines into North Carolina.

New bill would protect natural gas in NC

Legislation forbids cities and counties from prohibiting the use of specific energy sources in local buildings.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

Reporter speaks about cancellation of Atlantic Coast Pipeline

The Atlantic Coast Pipeline has remained a subject of controversy for years. The natural gas project would have run through eight counties in North Carolina. In the past week, we learned all work on the line has been canceled. New York Times reporter Ivan Penn joined WRAL News to talk about what happened. He has covered the pipeline for a long time.

Dominion pitches gas pipeline along American Tobacco Trail

Line would run along the trail for 6 miles under one plan, which company says isn't final.

Travis Fain, WRAL statehouse reporter

On the Record, Jan. 25: The future of energy in North Carolina

We're talking about an issue that affects every single North Carolinian, energy. How we get it, how we pay for it and how reliable it will be in the future. Duke Energy recently announced a new climate strategy. Among our guests are Vice President of Duke's Energy Policy, Diane Denton, to discuss the plan, the criticism and the future of energy in North Carolina.

Walmart to reopen after hazmat situation

The Fayetteville Fire Department responded to the Walmart on Ramsey Street after reports of a smell of natural gas in the store.