Source: David Boraks, WUNC, 10/13/21


North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper completes signing into law a major energy bill as several legislators and a Cooper aide applaud during an Executive Mansion ceremony in Raleigh, N.C. Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper signed into law Wednesday a major energy reform bill designed to promote cleaner energy and change the way electric utilities are regulated. Cooper signed the bill even though business, environmental and consumer groups say it doesn't go far enough and could lead to big price increases.

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