The bill also would have allowed Duke Energy to bill customers for the construction cost of plants that haven’t yet been built.

State regulators in Raleigh began testimony on Duke Energy’s request to build its plant on the same site as another one.

Duke Energy would be allowed to avoid a fast-approaching climate change goal and charge North Carolina customers now for future power plants under the terms of a bill on the way to Gov. Josh Stein.

Natural gas-fired combustion turbines with a combined capacity of 850 megawatts slated for site where Buck Steam Station once ...

A move away from clean energy in Washington and Raleigh could make it more difficult for N.C.'s large, expensive offshore ...

Monday, Republican senators introduced a bill entitled “Energy Security and Affordability Act,” SB 261, which would repeal state requirements for Duke Energy to meet carbon reduction by 2030.

Environmental and consumer advocacy groups said passing Senate Bill 266 and allowing Duke Energy to miss the 2030 emissions-reductions target would actually cost customers billions of dollars ...

Governor Josh Stein vetoed three bills Wednesday afternoon, including an expansion of the state auditor’s powers and a controversial reduction in emissions standards sought by Duke Energy. In a ...

Current state law, following a measure enacted with bipartisan support in 2021, provides two deadlines for Duke Energy to reduce carbon dioxide emissions — the utility company must cut emissions ...

Additionally, the SELC argues these facilities would lock the state into a future that depends on burning fossil fuels for energy despite North Carolina law mandating Duke Energy reduce CO2 ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — As of January 1, 2025, your Duke Energy bill is expected to be almost $9 less a month. Why? Fuel prices dropped after a rate increase was put into place two years ago. By law ...