Originally published November 4 2005
North Carolina's energy crisis could increase demand for alternative energy
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
North Carolina's energy office is allocating more than $175,000 to every biodiesel plant in order to generate more clean-burning fuel for the state.
North Carolina's recent energy problems have prompted warnings of higher prices as the state's population grows.
It's also led for calls to wean the state from fossil fuels and guide it toward alternative energy sources.
The State Energy Office offers seed money to emerging fuel initiatives, and plans to provide $175,000 each to three separate efforts to build biodiesel plants, which generate clean-burning fuel from soybeans or used cooking oils.
But some legislators and environmental groups want the state to do more.
Legislation filed during this year's session would require every electric utility in the state to generate a minimum amount of its retail power through a renewable energy source.
One such bill would set the minimum at one percent in 2007, rising to ten percent in 2016.
The advocacy group Environmental Defense says so-called "renewable energy portfolio standards" already are in place in at least 22 other states.
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