Legislative Updates 2019: Week 6 - February 17th, 2019
Energy bills continue to move through state legislature, plus an explanation of the recently proposed Complete Streets bill. read more
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Legislative Updates 2019: Week 5 - February 10th, 2019
Good things are finally moving in the Statehouse, and our Upstate legislators are in the thick of it. read more
Legislative Updates 2019: Week 4 - February 3rd, 2019
It was a fairly low-key week in the Statehouse, so this is the perfect time to talk about who is in the Statehouse and why — including Upstate Forever's new energy lobbyist. read more
Legislative Updates 2019: Week 3 - January 27th, 2019
We're disappointed to see the return of the "plastics ban ban," and more updates from this third week of the legislative session. read more
Legislative Updates 2019: Week 2 - January 20th, 2019
The second week of session is now behind us, and energy continues to be our focal point. read more
Legislative Updates 2019: Week 1 - January 13th, 2019
Upstate Forever and the conservation community hit the ground running as the SC Legislature opened the 2019-2020 Session this week. read more
A Temporary Fix for Net Metering - September 22nd, 2018
On September 19, 2018, the Public Service Commission unanimously approved an extension of the net metering program through March 15, 2019. This will be a very temporary band-aid that hopefully will save some of the Upstate solar jobs that were created by a robust residential rooftop solar industry. read more
Where Did Net Metering Go? - August 18th, 2018
The rules for residential solar for Duke customers in the Upstate changed dramatically on August 1. Here's how and why - and what's next. read more
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