NCCETC launches Energy Insights webinar series on IRPs

The NC Clean Energy Technology Center (NCCETC) has launched the Energy Insights Webinar Series and hosted the first webinar on January 15, 2026, while also announcing a new Power Decarbonization & IRP Data Sheet.

• Main announcement: NCCETC’s Policy & Markets team hosted the inaugural webinar titled “Solar and Wind and Gas, Oh My!” on January 15, 2026, provided a deep dive into utility integrated resource plans (IRPs), and announced the new Power Decarbonization & IRP Data Sheet (biannual). The data sheet includes Generation Ownership, Emission Reduction Targets, Current Utility IRPs, Large Load Tariffs, Clean Energy Targets, IRP Rules, CWIP Policies, and Studies and can be purchased through DSIRE Insight.
• Background and details: The webinar reported 51 IRPs decided or pending in 2025, with 428,289 MW considered as capacity additions and 85,560 MW considered as capacity retirements; as of January 26, 2026, 35 states have formal IRP filing requirements. A follow-up webinar, “Continuous Onsite Generation for Data Centers”, is scheduled for March 5, 2026, led by NCCETC’s CPIE team and hosted with the DOE Southeast Onsite Energy TAP, featuring speakers from Spectrum Engineers and Joule Power.