Is the State Energy Office at risk of shutting down?
With federal funding drying up, some state lawmakers think the office should be abolished and its duties transferred to the N.C. Department of Natural Resources and the State Building Office, according to a report on WUNC.
Sen. Janet Cowell, a Raleigh Democrat, argues that would be more efficient.
"They're not deeply entwined with a lot of the other departments within administration, including construction," she said.
But some supporters say that Progress Energy and other utilities are working behind the scenes to undermine the office because energy efficiency hurts their bottom line.
"I'm afraid they've been sowing seeds of doubt as far as the need for the energy office," said Rep. Pricey Harrison, a Greensboro Democrat.
The company had no comment on Harrison's allegation.
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