Charlotte is the most populous city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the county seat of Mecklenburg County. The population was 874,579 at the 2020 census,making Charlotte the 15th-most populous city in the United States,the seventh-most populous city in the South,and the second-most populous city in the Southeast behind Jacksonville,Florida. Charlotte is the cultural,economic,and transportation center of the Charlotte metropolitan area,whose estimated 2023 population of 2,805,115 ranked 22nd in the United States. The Charlotte metropolitan area is part of an 18-county market region and combined statistical area with an estimated population of 3,387,115 as of 2023.
Mecklenburg County is a county located in the southwestern region of the U.S. state of North Carolina,in the United States. As of the 2020 census,the population was 1,115,482,making it the second-most populous county in North Carolina,and the first county in the Carolinas to surpass one million in population. Its county seat is Charlotte,the state's largest municipality.
Huntersville is a large suburban town in northern Mecklenburg County,North Carolina,United States. At the 2020 census,its population was 61,376,making Huntersville the 15th-most populous municipality in North Carolina. It is located in the Charlotte metropolitan area and 14 mi (23 km) north of Charlotte.
Deborah Ross is an American lawyer and politician who has served as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 2nd congressional district since 2021. Her district is based in Raleigh. A member of the Democratic Party,Ross served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2003 to 2013,representing the state's 38th and then 34th House district,including much of northern Raleigh and surrounding suburbs in Wake County.
Rebecca Ann "Becky" Carney is a Democratic member of the North Carolina House of Representatives representing the 102nd district since 2003. Her district includes constituents in Mecklenburg county. Carney is a homemaker from Charlotte,North Carolina.
Robert Miller Pittenger is a businessman and American politician who was the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 9th congressional district from 2013 to 2019. The district included several outer portions of Charlotte as well as many of that city's southern and eastern suburbs. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Duke Energy Corporation is an American electric power and natural gas holding company headquartered in Charlotte,North Carolina. The company ranked as the 141st largest company in the United States in 2024 –its highest-ever placement on the Fortune 500 list.
Patrick Lloyd McCrory is an American politician,businessman,and radio host who served as the 74th governor of North Carolina from 2013 to 2017. McCrory is the only Republican elected as governor of North Carolina in the 21st century. A member of the Republican Party,he previously served as the 53rd mayor of Charlotte from 1995 to 2009.
The Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI,pronounced "Reggie") is the first mandatory market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by the United States. RGGI is a cooperative effort among the states of Connecticut,Delaware,Maine,Maryland,Massachusetts,New Hampshire,New Jersey,New York,Rhode Island,Vermont,and Virginia to cap and reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from the power sector. RGGI compliance obligations apply to fossil-fueled power plants 25 megawatts (MW) and larger within the 11-state region. Pennsylvania's participation in the RGGI cooperative was ruled unconstitutional on November 1,2023,although that decision has been appealed. North Carolina's entrance into RGGI has been blocked by the enactment of the state's fiscal year 2023–25 budget.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority is a hospital network with more than 70,000 employees and,since its merger with Advocate Aurora Health in 2022,part of Advocate Health. It operates 40 hospitals,7 freestanding emergency departments,over 30 urgent care centers,and more than 1,400 care locations in the American states of North Carolina,South Carolina,Georgia,and Alabama. It provides care under the Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist name in the Winston-Salem,North Carolina,region,Atrium Health Navicent in the Macon,Georgia area,and Atrium Health Floyd in the Rome,Georgia area. Atrium Health offers pediatric,cancer,and heart care,as well as organ transplants,burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs.
In 2019,North Carolina's total gross state product was around $591 billion.
A community solar project,farm or garden is a solar power installation that accepts capital from and provides output credit and tax benefits to multiple customers,including individuals,businesses,nonprofits,and other investors. Participants typically invest in or subscribe to a certain kW capacity or kWh generation of remote electrical production. The project's power output is credited to investors or subscribers in proportion to their investment,with adjustments to reflect ongoing changes in capacity,technology,costs and electricity rates. Community solar provides direct access to the renewable energy to customers who cannot install it themselves. Companies,cooperatives,governments or non-profits operate the systems.
Energy in the U.S. state of Hawaii is produced from a mixture of fossil fuel and renewable resources. Producing energy is complicated by the state's isolated location and lack of fossil fuel resources. The state relies heavily on imports of petroleum;Hawaii has the highest share of petroleum use in the United States,with 67% of electricity generation in the state coming from petroleum in 2023,compared to less than 1% nationally.
Jeffrey Neale Jackson is an American politician,attorney,military officer,and North Carolina attorney general-elect serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 14th congressional district since 2023. A member of the Democratic Party,he represented the 37th district in the North Carolina Senate from 2014 to 2022.
James Daniel Bishop is an American attorney and politician serving as the U.S. representative for North Carolina's 8th congressional district since 2019,when the district was numbered “9”. As a Republican,his district includes south-central Mecklenburg,Union,Anson,Richmond,Scotland,Robeson,Hoke,and southern Moore Counties. He served in the North Carolina House of Representatives from 2015 to 2017 and the Mecklenburg County Commission from 2005 to 2009. He served in the North Carolina State Senate from 2017 to 2019.
Jennifer Roberts is an American politician,businesswoman and former diplomat who served as the 58th mayor of Charlotte,North Carolina. She was elected on November 3,2015 having previously served four terms on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. In 2012,she was the Democratic nominee for the United States House of Representatives in North Carolina's 9th congressional district.
Lashrecse Dianna Aird /ˌla.ʃəˈɹis/ is an American Democratic politician who represented the 63rd District in the Virginia House of Delegates from 2016 to 2022. The district includes Dinwiddie County and the city of Petersburg as well as parts of the counties of Chesterfield and Prince George. Aird served on the General Laws,Health,Welfare and Institutions,and Appropriations committees.
Robert P. Bryan III is an American politician and attorney serving as a member of the North Carolina Senate for the 39th district. A Republican,he served as a member of the North Carolina House of Representatives from Mecklenburg County from 2013,when he defeated long-time Democratic incumbent Martha Alexander,until 2016,when he was defeated by Democratic candidate Mary Gardner Belk. After leaving the House,Bryan accepted an appointment to the UNC Board of Governors.
Rachel H. Hunt is an American politician. She is a member of the North Carolina State Senate and the lieutenant governor-elect of North Carolina. A Democrat,Hunt was elected in November 2022 to represent the 42nd district based in Mecklenburg County. Before that,Hunt served two terms in the North Carolina House,twice beating Republican Bill Brawley. When she is sworn in on January 1,2025,Hunt will become the first Democrat elected to the lieutenant governor’s office since Walter Dalton in 2012,The first child of a previous lieutenant governor to hold the same position since Jim Hunt in 1973 and the second female lieutenant governor of North Carolina,after Bev Perdue.
Destin C. Hall is an American attorney and politician who has served in the North Carolina House of Representatives,representing the 87th district since 2017.
