Advanced Energy United Reports

North Carolina Market Brief: Corporate Market for Renewable Energy

Written by Reports | Nov 30, 2015 9:38:00 PM

Publish Date: November 30, 2015

A majority of the nation’s largest companies have set corporate targets that involve increased utilization of renewable energy and energy efficiency. While targets vary from company to company, one thing is true across the board: Meeting them has to make economic sense.

Happily, as many companies have already discovered, investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency has a positive impact on the bottom line. Energy efficiency lowers energy use, thereby reducing costs; renewable energy offers stably-priced, long-term supply that protects against rising electricity costs.

Happily, as many companies have already discovered, investing in renewable energy and energy efficiency has a positive impact on the bottom line. Energy efficiency lowers energy use, thereby reducing costs; renewable energy offers stably-priced, long-term supply that protects against rising electricity costs.


This brief discusses opportunities to expand North Carolina’s renewable energy market, and examines how the elimination of these market barriers can help the state continue to attract and retain companies with clean energy targets.

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