Duke Energy

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.

The new memo from N.C. State professors says the fuel costs to power new natural gas plants could be a key price driver for Duke Energy customers in the coming decades.

Senate Bill 266 also shifts some costs of purchased power from industrial to residential customers by changing how they're calculated.

State Senate leader Phil Berger wants to repeal a carbon reduction mandate the legislature put on Duke Energy four years ago.