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Offshore wind power will become a more integral part of the state’s clean energy plan, according to Executive Order 218, issued by Gov. Roy Cooper today.
North Carolina will “strive” to develop 2.8 gigawatts of offshore wind energy, enough to power 700,000 homes, over the next decade, with a total of 8 gigawatts of wind power 2040, the order reads.
The 8-gigawatt figure would generate 25% of the state’s electricity consumption.
Since the legislature’s moratorium on wind energy expired in 2018, North Carolina has looked for ways to restart the fledgling industry, not only for environmental reasons but economic ones.
In March, the Department of Commerce released a report showing that one 352-megawatt offshore wind farm would create an estimated 5,522 direct/indirect construction jobs and an estimated 191 direct/indirect jobs.
RALEIGH The North Carolina Department of Commerce Main Street & Rural Planning Center released a new digital tool on the organization’s website to give residents and visitors of North Carolina the ability to explore the state’s 66 “Main Street” communities. The tool, launched as a tourism-based economic development initiative, will be known as the NC Main to Main Trail, and is organized around each of the state’s eight prosperity zones.
“Main Street communities are economic engines for North Carolina,” said North Carolina Department of Commerce Secretary Machelle Baker Sanders in a statement. “The new NC Main to Main Trail initiative is an additional opportunity to support the economic recovery of North Carolina’s rural communities and small businesses.”