CICE and Conservatives for Clean Energy honor six clean energy champions in NC
Yesterday, CICE’s Ryan Evans, IOM and Michele Querry traveled to the City Club Raleigh for the 9th Annual North Carolina Clean Energy Champions Awards, co-hosted by Chambers for Innovation and Clean Energy & Conservatives for Clean Energy (NC)
We were proud to honor these six champions for their commitment to clean energy and economic innovation.
👏 Cornerstone Clean Energy Champion Award winner:
Economic Development Partnership of North Carolina (EDPNC) received this prestigious award for their continued commitment to helping NC realize the economic benefits of clean energy. They recently announced 3 of most significant econ investments in NC’s history re: clean energy and transportation.
Other clean energy champion businesses:
🏢 Charlotte Regional Business Alliance for participating in several events with federal, state, and local government officials and hosting over a dozen Taiwanese #EV manufacturers / suppliers to discuss investment opportunities in NC.
🏢 ABB for ongoing efforts to educate NC’s legislators, governor, state agencies, and other decision makers about the importance of pro-electric transportation policies, programs, and investments in NC.
🏢 Mystic Farm and Distillery for for being the world's largest solar powered bourbon distillery & for operating w zero-waste in their production process. The New York Times featured them as part of a “36 hours in Durham” story.
And two legislators were recognized:
🏛️ Representative Patrick Mchenry for co-sponsoring National Clean Energy Week resolution in the House every year since its inception.
🏛️ Representative Kyle Hall, who as a Chair of the NC House Energy & Public Utilities Committee, has spearheaded legislation on solar net metering, solar leasing, funding for a NC university energy center, and a study of possible utility market reforms.
Congratulations and thank you to our 2023 North Carolina Clean Energy Champion Award winners!