Duke Energy

Sustain Charlotte is returning Duke Energy’s donation after the utility signed on to a letter in support of rolling back pollution regulations. The letter asked EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin to cut carbon and coal-ash pollution regulations passed during the Biden administration.

The state Senate will soon vote on a bill that would eliminate North Carolina’s 2030 carbon pollution reduction target. The bill also allows Duke Energy to recover costs on power generating facilities while still under construction, instead of after the utility completes them.

Duke Energy proposed building new natural gas generators, renewable energy resources, and batteries to maintain a reliable energy supply. But a new study suggests the utility might be overestimating and overspending to meet that expected demand growth.

The letter addresses two sets of rules. One regulates how utilities manage coal combustion waste, known as coal ash. The second set of regulations sets deadlines for coal power plant retirement and caps how much or how often natural gas generators can run.

After a contentious summer of debates, state regulators approved Duke Energy’s plans to supply more energy while lowering emissions. The decision left the utility leaders optimistic about the Carolinas’ energy future and its returns for investors.

President Trump touted an “all-of-the-above” approach to powering the country. Now, it looks like “all of the above” does not include wind energy. Trump issued an order on Monday banning new offshore wind leases — but what does this mean for North Carolina’s budding wind farms?

Duke Energy has named a new CEO. Harry Sideris is a 29-year veteran of the company and will replace Lynn Good, who’s retiring in April after more than two decades of service. Good has been one of the most prominent CEOs in Charlotte over the past decade.

State regulators approved Duke Energy’s request to build two new natural gas-powered generators at the Marshall Steam Station on Lake Norman. The new generators would replace two coal boilers by the early 2030s.

As Duke Energy prepares to shut down and demolish its coal-fired Allen plant west of Charlotte, it's planning a new use for the site — huge batteries to store electricity generated elsewhere.

Duke Energy is still waiting on the state to sign off on its plan to replace two coal boilers at the Marshall plant with two new natural gas generators. The N.C. Division of Air Quality is accepting comments on a draft permit for the project.