Zachary Turner

The federal government plans to pay to keep coal plants open longer. It recently selected Duke Energy’s two-unit coal-burning plant to receive up to $34 million.

Last week, the EPA rolled back a key climate finding that gave the federal agency the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. Wednesday morning, environmental groups took the EPA and its administrator, Lee Zeldin, to court.

A task force of policymakers, state regulators, local officials and energy experts has spent the last six months developing recommendations for North Carolina to meet rising electrical demand driven by energy-hungry data centers.

John Gajda is a professor at North Carolina State University, where he teaches about power systems engineering. He also led transmission planning efforts for the U.S. Department of Energy's Grid Deployment Office.

On Thursday, the EPA repealed the 2009 Endangerment Finding, which identified six greenhouse gases — including carbon dioxide and methane — as public health threats and provided the foundation for federal regulators to enforce greenhouse gas emission standards with the auto industry.

EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin spoke at a Toyota dealership in Huntersville on Friday to announce the rollback of key greenhouse gas regulations.

A new report finds the American Southeast is more focused on generating new power than using energy more efficiently.

The utility is currently asking state regulators for permission to raise rates and increase its returns.

During a public hearing for Duke Energy’s carbon and resource plan earlier this week, Duke Energy customers brought their concerns over energy-intensive data centers and expressed their frustration after the utility asked them to conserve energy.

The Carolinas set a new record during last week’s winter weather: the highest-ever energy demand.