Building future resilience to extreme cold in the wake of North Carolina’s...
PSE Healthy Energy’s report shows that it’s not necessary for Duke Energy to wait for another emergency situation or just build more electricity generation because “targeted investments in...
View ArticleWhat’s going on with Duke Energy?
Duke Energy is the largest electricity provider in North Carolina, and we believe Duke is not doing enough to help with increasing renewable energy in the state or keeping energy bills low for all...
View ArticleReliance on fossil fuels was last year’s Grinch that stole Christmas — and...
On Dec. 24, 2022, as Winter Storm Elliot bore down on North Carolina and Tennessee, problems at fossil-fuel power plants and high electricity demand led Duke Energy and the Tennessee Valley Authority...
View ArticleDuke Energy’s proposal to convert the Roxboro coal plant to gas would be one...
Amid an alarming set of proposals for an extensive methane gas expansion across North Carolina, Duke Energy wants to convert its coal-fired power plant on Hyco Lake in Person County, known as the...
View ArticleNew limits on power plant emissions and new community protections should...
Today, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a suite of new rules to limit a range of harmful pollutants from power plants, protecting the climate and human health, and pushing utilities...
View ArticleNew limits on power plant pollution aim to protect communities and the climate
Four rules finalized by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency late last month will limit pollution from power plants — reducing climate-altering emissions, protecting the health of nearby...
View ArticleNorth Carolina Utilities Commission public hearing to review Duke Energy’s...
This Thursday, the North Carolina Utilities Commission will hold a public hearing to gather feedback on Duke Energy’s plans to build the first of two new methane gas power plants near its existing coal...
View ArticleAdvocates, community members call on NC regulators to reject the air permit...
On Tuesday, Nov. 12, community members and advocates expressed their opposition to Duke Energy’s plans to build two new methane gas-fired power plants near Hyco Lake in northern Person County. The...
View ArticleDuke Energy to delay carbon reduction goals in North Carolina
North Carolina regulators will allow Duke Energy to waive a legal requirement to reduce its carbon emissions by 70% by 2030, according to an order issued earlier this month. The post Duke Energy to...
View ArticleStatement on utilities’ request to roll back coal ash and greenhouse gas...
If granted, Duke Energy and other utilities' request to weaken coal ash and air pollution rules would harm hard-working families living near power plants. The post Statement on utilities’ request to...
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