McClain described regulatory developments in North Carolina related to swine renewable energy credits (RECs). In September 2025, a joint motion was filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) seeking to modify and delay certain clean energy and energy portfolio standards, including those relating to swine RECs. Montauk filed response comments in October 2025, requesting that modifications or delays be granted only to individual power suppliers demonstrating need, that any cumulatively acquired ...