Whatâs good for North Carolina and its residents is affordable, reliable and cleaner energy solutions that boost local economies and create jobs. House Bill 951, Modernize Energy Generation, which is currently being debated in the N.C. General Assembly, does not expand customer choices or support a competitive marketplace, which North Carolina needs in order to become an innovative, clean energy industry leader. Instead, itâs a continuation of an outdated monopoly utility business model and fossil fuels that may have worked in the 1950s, but not today or in the decades to come. A long-time textile leader quoted in a recent Business North Carolina article explained it best: âWhen we make a poor decision, we just have to suck it up. When Duke Energy makes a poor decision, they just go and raise rates,â said Dan Nation, who oversaw manufacturing plans for most of his 42-year textile industry career with Gastonia-based Parkdale Mills, which has more than 1,000 employees across North Carolina. (Parkdale Mills is one of 31 textile companies urging legislators to oppose HB 951 because of its cost impact on businesses.)