North Carolina energy and electricity

Energy programs are explicitly listed in coordinator responsibilities, alongside environmental/readiness planning. No generation, price or reliability outcome is established.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: energy · reviewed policy context · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy context · education · reviewed policy context · health · reviewed policy context · real-gdp · reviewed policy context · unemployment-rate · reviewed policy context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 38 on May 27, 2026. Section 1 requires each Cabinet Secretary to designate a Military Affairs Coordinator to communicate with Military and Veterans Affairs, report agency military engagements and programs, and understand effects on military communities in education, housing, entrepreneurship, technology, energy, health care, consumer protection, infrastructure and transportation.

The official record directly addresses electricity generation, renewable power, storage, utilities, interconnection, or grid reliability. It does not establish an effect on North Carolina's displayed renewable generating capacity.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Renewable generating capacity. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Portable-Scale Solar Energy Devices.

The official record directly addresses electricity generation, renewable power, storage, utilities, interconnection, or grid reliability. It does not establish an effect on North Carolina's displayed renewable generating capacity.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Renewable generating capacity. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Energy infrastructure resilience capacity building (a) Requirement Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Taiwan Energy Security and Anti-Embargo Act of 2026, the Secretary of State, in coordination with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy, may seek to engage with appropriate officials of Taiwan for the purpose of cooperating with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defense, and the head of any other applicable ministry of Taiwan…

The Governor reports earlier power outages and authorizes a new winter-emergency response. No outage count, restoration total or additional fuel-tax waiver is established by this six-section instrument.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: energy · reviewed policy context · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy context · health · reviewed policy context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 32 on January 29, 2026. Sections 1–5 declare a statewide emergency for another forecast winter storm starting around January 30, activate the emergency operations plan, delegate response to Public Safety and the State Emergency Response Team, designate the chief coordinating officer and authorize seeking federal disaster assistance and cost reimbursement.

Emergency fuel and essential-goods delivery waivers concern energy supply. These temporary logistics provisions do not establish measured outages, production increases or a change in gasoline prices.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price · energy · reviewed policy context · cpi · reviewed policy context · housing-borrowing · reviewed policy context · deficit-debt-interest · reviewed policy context · health · reviewed policy context · real-gdp · reviewed policy context · unemployment-rate · reviewed policy context · income-taxes · reviewed policy context. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

Governor Josh Stein signed Executive Order 31 on 2026-01-21. Sections 1–5 declare a statewide emergency, activate the emergency operations plan, authorize Public Safety and the State Emergency Response Team to act, designate the chief coordinating officer and authorize seeking federal disaster assistance and cost reimbursement. Forecast risks are distinct from observed storm impacts and approved assistance.

The Department of Revenue applied G.S. 105-449.80 and set the 2026 motor-fuel and alternative-fuel excise tax at 41.0 cents per gallon or gallon equivalent, with the inspection tax remaining 0.0025 cents per gallon. The excise tax is a direct North Carolina component of the tax-inclusive retail price, while the EIA fact remains a six-state regional estimate and includes many non-tax market components.

Retained North Carolina evidence context: Lower Atlantic regular gasoline price. This record’s connection to the topic does not establish an effect on the measured result.

The official December 18, 2025 memorandum states that the Secretary determined a 41.0-cent-per-gallon motor-fuel excise tax for calendar year 2026.