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North Carolina was the first Southeastern state to adopt a renewable energy portfolio standard. The current RPS requires investor-owned utilities to supply 12.5% of retail electricity sales from renewable energy and energy efficiency sources by 2021.

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State Resources

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Coastal Wind- Energy For North Carolina's Future- A Study of the Feasibility of Wind Turbines in the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds and in Ocean Waters Off the North Carolina Coast North Carolina Legislature Jan 19 2011
Coastal Wind- Energy For North Carolina's Future- A Study of the Feasibility of Wind Turbines in the Pamlico and Albemarle Sounds and in Ocean Waters Off the North Carolina Coast North Carolina Legislature Jun 18 2009
Combining the Grand Strand Call Area with Wilmington East and Wilmington West Wind Energy Areas US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Dec 31 2015
Combining the Grand Strand Call Area with Wilmington East and Wilmington West Wind Energy Areas. US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Dec 31 2015
Commercial Wind Energy Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Aug 7 2014
Commercial Wind Energy Leasing on the Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina. US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Aug 7 2014
Commercial Wind Lease Issuance and Site Assessment Activities on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Offshore North Carolina U.S. Department of the Interior Dec 1 2021
Considerations by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries on Habitat Areas of Particular Concern National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Oct 6 2011
Department of Defense (DOD) Assessment of Offshore Military Activities and Wind Energy Development Offshore North Carolina US Department of Defense (DOD) May 11 2011
Department of Defense (DOD) Role and Methodology in Responding to Call fo Information Study Area in the North Carolina Coastal Operating Areas (OPAREAs) US Department of Defense (DOD) Jan 19 2011
Developing a Management Strategy for North Carolina's Coastal Ocean North Carolina Coastal Resources Commission (CRC) Jun 15 2009
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Kitty Hawk Offshore Wind project offshore North Carolina BOEM Apr 26 2021
Executive Order No. 23- Governor's Scientific Advisory Panel on Offshore Energy Governor Beverly Perdue Sep 18 2009
Executive Order No. 96- Offshore Wind Economic Development Task Force Governor Beverly Perdue Jun 30 2010
Federal Revenue and Economic Impacts from BOEM Offshore Wind Leasing American Clean Power Dec 1 2021
Final Report to the General Assembly and the Environmental Review Commission North Carolina Legislature May 20 2010
Final Sale Notice for the Wilmington East Wind Energy Area Network Insider Mar 25 2022
Fishing in North Carolina Coastal Waters- Ocean Energy Task Force North Carolina Division of Marine Fisheries (NCDMF) May 11 2011
Fishing, Diving, and Ecotourism Stakeholder Uses and Habitat Information for North Carolina Wind Energy Call Areas US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Dec 11 2013
Fishing, Diving, and Ecotourism Stakeholder Uses and Habitat Information for North Carolina Wind Energy Call Areas U.S. Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Dec 11 2013
Governors' South Atlantic Alliance (GSAA) Action Plan Governors' South Atlantic Alliance (GSAA) Dec 17 2010
Governors' South Atlantic Alliance (GSAA) Partnership Agreement Governors Bev Perdue (NC); Mark Sanford (SC); Sonny Perdue (GA); Charlie Crist (FL) Jun 5 2009
Integrative Statistical Modeling and Predictive Mapping of Seabird Distribution and Abundance on the Atlantic Outer Continental Shelf Bureau of Ocean Energy Management May 1 2013
Interior Department Announces 122,000 Acre Offshore North Carolina Auction Department of the Interior Jan 17 2017
Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) Between the US Department of Interior (DOI) and Atlantic Coast States to Create an Atlantic Offshore Wind Energy Consortium US Department of Interior (DOI); States of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, and North Carolina Jun 8 2010
Milestone Reached for Commercial Wind Energy Development Offshore North Carolina U.S. Department of the Interior Apr 26 2016
North Carolina Maritime Strategy Draft Final Report North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT); Governor's Logistics Task Force Feb 15 2012
North Carolina Offshore Wind Energy Potential Development Areas Map North Carolina Department of Commerce May 11 2011
North Carolina Request for Interest (RFI)/Call for Information (CFI) Area US Coast Guard (USCG) Oct 6 2011
North Carolina's Renewable Energy Policy North Carolina Energy Policy Council Jun 28 2011

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