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News: Duke’s small gains in SC scorecard threatened by surging electricity demand
November 19, 2024
Duke Energy Carolinas & Progress saw a slight improvement in the Sierra Club's Dirty Truth report card this year, but its score could regress if the utility follows through on its short-sighted plans to add new gas-burning power plants and burn...
NC regulators approve Duke’s abdication to carbon reduction goals
November 4, 2024
In a surprise move late Friday (Nov. 1), months ahead of schedule, the North Carolina Utility Commission (NCUC) approved Duke’s energy plan that abandons the state’s requirement to reduce carbon emissions by 70 percent by 2030.
This...
Letter from Jones Street: More aide to Helene-hit counties
October 25, 2024
The Legislature convened a one-day session this week to pass its second bill funding storm recovery in Western North Carolina and to offer additional early voting sites in two counties impacted by Hurricane Helene.
Before the session, Gov....