Keep the Lights On: The Fight for North Carolina's Energy Future

Thursday, June 4, 2026 — 6:00 PM

East Wake Republican Club Monthly Meeting

North Carolina is ground zero in America's energy war. Radical mandates pushed by environmental activists and enabled by federal bureaucrats are forcing our state to retire reliable, affordable power plants and replace them with wind turbines and solar farms that don't run when the grid needs them most. The result? Higher bills, a fragile grid, and a future where brownouts and blackouts are not hypothetical — they are scheduled.

This June, we're bringing in one of North Carolina's leading voices on energy policy to tell you exactly what is happening to your electric bill — and your electric grid — and what conservatives must do to stop it.

Event Details

• Dinner & Social Hour: 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM
• Meeting Begins: 7:00 PM
• Location: McLean's Ole Time Cafe — 418 W. Gannon Ave, Zebulon, NC 27591

Come early and enjoy dinner with fellow conservatives before the meeting. McLean's serves up classic Southern cooking — the conversation starts at the table.

On the Agenda

• What Duke Energy's state-mandated "transition" plan actually means for ratepayers in Wake County
• The truth about renewable energy reliability — what happens when the sun doesn't shine and the wind doesn't blow
• How federal EPA overreach is bypassing state authority and forcing premature plant retirements
• The economic impact on North Carolina businesses, manufacturers, and farms that depend on affordable, consistent power
• What the NC Utilities Commission, state legislature, and our congressional delegation can and should be doing
• Why energy independence is a national security issue — and why North Carolina has a role to play

What to Expect

• A frank, expert-level briefing on NC's energy policy landscape — stripped of the green-energy spin
• Real numbers: what reliable energy costs, what unreliable energy costs, and who pays the difference
• A clear picture of what conservative energy policy looks like and why it works
• Practical ways to engage your legislators and utility commission representatives
• A community of conservatives who understand that affordable energy is not a luxury — it's the foundation of everything else

Why This Matters

Every farm in East Wake runs on electricity. Every small business in Zebulon and Wendell depends on a grid that shows up. Every family budget gets squeezed a little harder with every rate increase that passes through the Utilities Commission without a fight.

The energy debate is not abstract. It is on your monthly bill. It is in the reliability of the pump at your well and the compressor in your barn. Conservatives have always believed in an economy that works for real people doing real work — and that means an energy grid built for reliability and affordability, not political symbolism.

North Carolina doesn't have to follow California into the dark. But we have to fight for it.

Come get informed. Come get fired up. The grid depends on people like you.

We'll see you Thursday.