Elizabeth Ouzts Elizabeth Ouzts is a contributing reporter at Canary Media based in Raleigh, North Carolina, reporting on North Carolina and Virginia. She previously covered North Carolina’s clean energy transition for the Energy News Network from 2016 to 2025.
Rural North Carolina Turns to Solar and Battery Hubs Clean energy microgrids are springing up in remote areas thanks to a program that could become a national model By Elizabeth Ouzts January 26, 2026 In this story: renewable energy, clean energy, disaster relief, victory