Duke Energy recently signed a deal to turn pig poop into electricity. If only it would do the same for solar energy. Duke Energy is, behind closed doors, opposing solar energy and solar-friendly policies in North Carolina. Obviously they are allowing some renewable energy sources to take hold in North Carolina, such as methane from pigs and chickens across the state. This is a very positive thing, as it takes the greenhouse gases that would already be released into the atmosphere and turn it into energy.  

Solar energy, however, does not require all of the extra transport and facilities that this type of energy requires. Solar panels can be put on roofs, in fields, wherever they are hit by sunlight. Duke Energy is showing that it is willing to make changes, and we need to take advantage of it! We need to tell Duke Energy to support solar policies all across our state so we are able to take full advantage of this readily available energy source! The way to do this is to tell our representatives that we want solar!

Meghan Ingram

sophomore studying environmental sciences