Scott Gates

1 month ago | carolinacountry.com | Scott Gates |Tammy Piland

When Jacqueline Long first heard about her electric cooperative’s energy efficiency rebate program, it was through a friend who had mentioned it years ago. She had initially looked into it but never followed through. When the same friend brought it up again, she decided to give it another chance. She’s glad she did. In the early months of 2024, Jacqueline and her husband, Joe (pictured), had energy-efficiency upgrades completed on their home through Roanoke Coopertive’s Upgrade to $ave program.

Sep 16, 2024 | carolinacountry.com | Scott Gates

It’s cool and quiet in the narrow room, dark but for a glowing vertical matrix of red and blue LEDs. Their light merges to cast a purple glow on walls of leafy cabbage and collards. Katlyn Foy, an agricultural instructor at James Sprunt Community College, walks along the crops, motioning to the back of the room.

Jul 1, 2024 | jdsupra.com | Michelle Bowling |Scott Gates |Andrea M. Gumushian

In the absence of a federal privacy bill, nearly 20 states have passed comprehensive privacy laws. On July 1, three of these states — Florida, Oregon, and Texas — have new laws going into effect, with Montana’s effective in October. State Privacy Law Is Heating Up In addition to the comprehensive state privacy laws that took effect in 2023, state legislatures have continued to pass new comprehensive privacy laws protecting consumers’ personal data.

Apr 30, 2024 | carolinacountry.com | Scott Gates

White Rock Farms is an idyllic livestock farm among the rolling hills of Anson County, which hogs, chickens and Jersey dairy cows call home. The farm, served by Wadesboro-based Pee Dee Electric, partnered with its co-op and North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives in 2021 to convert a pumping system from a diesel engine to a large single-phase electric motor — saving money for the farm and reducing local carbon emissions.

Apr 15, 2024 | carolinacountry.com | Scott Gates

White Rock Farms is an idyllic livestock farm among the rolling hills of Anson County, which hogs, chickens and Jersey dairy cows call home. The farm, served by Wadesboro-based Pee Dee Electric, partnered with its co-op and North Carolina’s Electric Cooperatives in 2021 to convert a pumping system from a diesel engine to a large single-phase electric motor — saving money for the farm and reducing local carbon emissions.