RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — Governor Josh Stein signed an executive order Tuesday in an effort to promote and strengthen energy infrastructure in North Carolina.

Executive Order 23 establishes the North Carolina Energy Policy Task Force, whose goal is to give advice to policymakers and the governor about managing electricity demand.

"The mission of the Task Force is to advise the governor, the General Assembly, and other state policymakers and to develop recommendations for how to manage increasing electricity demand while maintaining adequate, reliable, affordable, and clean electricity for North Carolina," the order reads.

In a news release from the governor's office, one of the biggest goals of the task force is to balance the state's growth in energy production and demand, with the need

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