NC WARN

What NC WARN does

NC WARN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization founded in 1988 (originally as the Waste Awareness & Reduction Network) and headquartered in Durham, North Carolina. The organization focuses on energy and climate justice, primarily by challenging the practices of Duke Energy through regulatory interventions, legal filings, technical reports, public campaigns, and coalition-building. NC WARN serves North Carolina residents affected by high electricity rates and fossil fuel pollution, and collaborates with a network of environmental, climate, faith, and civil rights organizations including the Center for Biological Diversity, Union of Concerned Scientists, Appalachian Voices, Friends of the Earth, Beyond Nuclear, Charlotte Mecklenburg NAACP, and the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Its work has historically spanned opposition to nuclear waste dumps, the Duke-Progress Energy merger, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, and currently Duke Energy's proposed $63 billion fossil fuel and nuclear expansion.

NC WARN does not sell technology products or services; rather, its "outputs" are advocacy campaigns, technical reports, expert testimony in regulatory hearings, legal motions, press releases, television advertisements, and a recently launched documentary titled "The True Cost of Power: Duke Energy's Climate Deception." The organization is led by Executive Director Jim Warren and operates with 1-10 staff. Its technology footprint is limited to a website (ncwarn.org), YouTube channel, and email newsletter, with a small-scale P.O. Box mailing address. There is no proprietary software, API, SDK, or application product.

NC WARN's revenue model is exclusively nonprofit: donations from individuals and grants from foundations, solicited through its website, mailing list, and campaign pages such as stopdukeenergy.com. It does not disclose revenue figures in source materials. Geographic scope is single-state (North Carolina), with a regional orientation toward the Southeast. The organization functions as a persistent regulatory watchdog rather than a commercial enterprise.

Name

NC WARN

Legal name

NC WARN

Website

https://ncwarn.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1988

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

NC WARN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit advocacy organization based in Durham, North Carolina, that challenges Duke Energy's utility practices and promotes climate and energy justice through regulatory interventions, legal filings, public campaigns, and coalition-building with environmental and community groups.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Climate and Energy Justice Advocacy

NAICS

Environment, Conservation and Wildlife Organizations (813312), Social Advocacy Organizations (8133)

akta.pro primary industry

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA)

Keywords

• Energy justice advocacy
• Climate justice organizing
• Utility regulation advocacy
• Clean energy transition
• Nonprofit advocacy

Headquarters

HQ city

Durham

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: NC WARN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that relies on donations from individuals and grants from foundations to fund its advocacy work. The organization conducts fundraising campaigns and accepts donations through its website to support its climate and energy justice activities.

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

NC WARN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization that campaigns for climate and energy justice in North Carolina. It challenges Duke Energy's fossil fuel expansion and utility practices through regulatory interventions, legal filings, technical reports, coalition mobilization, public events, TV advertising, and documentaries, with the goal of accelerating the transition to clean renewable energy.

Product overview

NC WARN is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit grassroots advocacy organization focused on energy and climate justice in North Carolina. Rather than offering a technology product, NC WARN operates through advocacy campaigns, research reports, legal filings, documentaries, and public education efforts to push for clean energy transition and hold utilities like Duke Energy accountable. The organization does not offer a software platform, SaaS product, or technology-based service offering.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 320 climate, community, faith, and environmental groups have joined calls for Governor Stein to stop Duke Energy's fossil fuel expansion

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core, major and minor.

• Center for Biological DiversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN works closely with the Center for Biological Diversity on climate campaigns, including joint letters to Governor Josh Stein urging action against Duke Energy's fossil fuel expansion. The partnership has produced coordinated advocacy campaigns and shared news releases.
• Union of Concerned ScientistscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN collaborates with the Union of Concerned Scientists on nuclear safety issues, including joint reports on fire safety at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant and security problems. The organizations have filed joint complaints and reports on nuclear power plant vulnerabilities.
• Appalachian VoicescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN works with Appalachian Voices on energy justice campaigns in North Carolina. Appalachian Voices published reports on Duke Energy's campaign contributions and the organizations have filed joint legal comments on regulatory proceedings.
• Friends of the EarthmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN partnered with Friends of the Earth on the Atlantic Coast Pipeline opposition and nuclear reactor challenges. The organizations filed joint legal motions and published reports critical of nuclear industry practices.
• Beyond NuclearmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN collaborated with Beyond Nuclear on reports concerning nuclear waste safety, including fire risks at the Shearon Harris nuclear plant. The organizations co-authored reports and filed joint statements.
• Nuclear Information and Resource Service (NIRS)majorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN partnered with NIRS on nuclear power safety campaigns, including joint reports on spent fuel storage risks and fire safety issues at nuclear plants. The organizations co-authored reports dating back to at least 2006.
• NC Climate Solutions CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN works with NC Climate Solutions Coalition on clean energy advocacy, including joint comments on Duke Energy's net metering proposals and regulatory filings.
• Charlotte Mecklenburg NAACPmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN partnered with the Charlotte Mecklenburg NAACP on joint comments regarding Duke Energy's Carbon Plan, representing environmental justice concerns of the Black community.
• Carolinas Clean Air CoalitionmajorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN is part of the Carolinas Clean Air Coalition, a coalition of environmental groups working on clean air and climate issues in North Carolina. The coalition coordinates on campaigns against fossil fuel expansion.
• NC Interfaith Power & LightminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN partners with NC Interfaith Power & Light on faith-based climate advocacy, particularly around the Cliffside coal plant opposition.
• Southern Alliance for Clean EnergyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN works with Southern Alliance for Clean Energy on clean energy advocacy and opposition to problematic energy projects in the Southeast.
• Sunrise DurhamminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerNC WARN collaborated with Sunrise Durham on comments regarding Duke Energy's net metering proposals.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Earthjustice: A nonprofit environmental law organization that litigates cases against utilities and polluters; closely comparable to NC WARN's legal-filings approach to challenging Duke Energy's practices in regulatory and court proceedings.
• Center for Biological Diversity: A national nonprofit using legal action and advocacy to protect endangered species and address climate change; works closely with NC WARN on coordinated climate campaigns and joint letters to NC Governor.
• Union of Concerned Scientists: A national science-based advocacy organization that has co-authored reports with NC WARN on nuclear safety and climate; shares the model of using technical analysis to influence policy and utility regulation.
• Friends of the Earth: An international environmental advocacy nonprofit that has partnered with NC WARN on nuclear and pipeline opposition; comparable as a nonprofit advocacy organization using campaigns and legal action to influence energy policy.
• Southern Alliance for Clean Energy: A Southeast-focused clean energy advocacy nonprofit that works on utility regulation, renewable energy, and energy efficiency in the same geographic footprint as NC WARN, with overlapping campaigns against Duke Energy and other Southern utilities.
• Appalachian Voices: A regional environmental advocacy organization operating in North Carolina and adjacent Appalachian states, with overlapping coal-to-clean-energy campaigns and joint legal work with NC WARN on Duke Energy issues.
• Beyond Nuclear: A nonprofit advocacy organization focused on nuclear power and radioactive waste issues; a direct collaborator with NC WARN on reports about Shearon Harris nuclear plant safety and similar advocacy framing.

Broad incumbents

• Sierra Club: One of the largest and oldest U.S. environmental advocacy organizations, with active chapters opposing fossil fuel expansion and promoting clean energy — comparable in advocacy mission, though operating at much greater scale and broader geographic scope than NC WARN.
• Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC): A major national environmental advocacy organization that engages on climate, energy, and utility regulation; comparable in climate advocacy positioning, though it operates at substantially larger scale across multiple states and federal policy.

Regional players

• NC Interfaith Power & Light: A North Carolina-based faith-based climate advocacy nonprofit that partners with NC WARN on fossil fuel opposition campaigns; directly comparable as a state-level advocacy organization working on overlapping NC-specific climate and energy issues.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCkixViJNIfu3mz6HtpmQh7A
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/nc-warn

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about NC WARN