Two additional goals established in the Clean Energy Plan were 1) to foster long-term energy affordability and price stability for North Carolina’s residents and businesses, and 2) to accelerate clean energy innovation, development, and deployment in order to create economic opportunities for both rural and urban areas. [...] PROJECT AND METHODOLOGY OVERVIEW Our study is a state-level analysis of the potential for policies and programs to increase EE to levels needed to achieve the majority of the building and industrial sectors’ goals— namely, reducing the GHG emissions of the electric power sector by 70% below 2005 levels by 2030 and reaching carbon neutrality by 2050. [...] Our study aims to support local stakeholders in understanding the electricity savings potential, costs, and benefits of implementing the EE ideas included as a part of the 2019 EE Roadmap and the Clean Energy Plan. [...] Stakeholder Engagement We aim to reflect the priorities of key stakeholders in the state, as expressed in the Clean Energy Plan, the EE Roadmap, and in our stakeholder engagement throughout the project (North Carolina DEQ 2019b; Weiss 2019). [...] This section presents the electricity impacts attributable to the implementation of EE measures as a result of the policies and programs in the EE case.
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