Duke Energy

The town accused the utility giant of engaging in a decades-long public deception campaign downplaying the risks of fossil fuels and climate change. The judge says the case presents "nonjusticiable questions."

A public hearing Wednesday at the Durham County Courthouse was the first opportunity for members of the public to weigh in on this year's iteration of the Carbon Plan. This plan outlines how Duke Energy will achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.

In its proposed 2025 resource plan, Duke Energy said it wants to add seven combustion turbines in the coming years. The utility is considering Belews Creek for two of those.

Duke Energy's most recent carbon reductions and resource plan proposal suggests delaying retirements of three NC plants that can burn coal.

The NC General Assembly overrode Gov. Josh Stein's veto to pass a bill removing an interim carbon reduction target.

Duke plans to increase carbon pollution during the next decade before emissions sharply decline near the end of the 2030s.

The town of Carrboro filed suit against Duke Energy last December, alleging the utility giant engaged in a public deception campaign to dismiss concerns about climate change. Lawyers for Duke Energy are asking the judge to dismiss the case.

The N.C. Utilities Commission directed Duke to work with wind energy developers to see if committing to a wind farm by the mid-2030s is cost effective.

Duke Energy announced big profits during this week’s quarterly earnings call. The presentation comes on the heels of new legislation that further improves the company's credit and removes a key North Carolina climate target.

State lawmakers are overriding several of Gov. Josh Stein's vetoes Tuesday with help from Democrats. The vetoed bills include the repeal of a carbon reduction mandate for Duke Energy and a plan to shift regulatory powers from state agencies to the legislature.