coal
Coal has always been king in the South. Now that’s changing
As more natural gas and renewable power comes online, coal plants are running less. Yet utilities are not always quick to close those coal plants down.
North Carolina
Meet the N.C. lawmaker who bucked his party to derail Duke’s ratemaking bill
State Rep. Larry Strickland is now tasked along with 10 other conferees to produce a compromise on the controversial bill.
North Carolina
Controversial Duke Energy ratemaking bill stalls in North Carolina
The proposal would allow state regulators to approve multiyear rate increases based on projected spending.
Indiana
Duke’s Indiana power plan moves too slowly on renewables, critics say
The utility was scheduled to file its latest 20-year integrated resource plan in Indiana on July 1.
North Carolina
N.C. regulators ignore calls for more hearings on Duke’s long-range plans
Critics wanted the state Utilities Commission to gather more evidence before deciding on the long-range resource plan.