Renewable Energy

NC Attorney General Josh Stein says state regulators should reject Duke Energy's proposals for reducing carbon from energy generation and instead, adopt a plan that meets the state's clean energy goals and costs less.

Duke Energy says it's considering the sale of its commercial renewable energy business, to focus future investments on its consumer utilities. The Charlotte-based company announced a "strategic review" of the business as part of its quarterly profit report this morning.

North Carolina's debate over how to eliminate carbon emissions from energy production made its way to Charlotte Thursday, with a rally by climate activists uptown and a public hearing later before state regulators.

Public hearings in Asheville and Charlotte this week will give people a chance to comment on how North Carolina should reduce carbon emissions from power plants to fight climate change. Governor Roy Cooper and the legislature agree on the goals, but there's a big fight over the details. WFAE climate reporter David Boraks talks with host Marshall Terry.

When the U.S. Supreme Court last week limited the EPA's power to fight climate change, it brought an outcry from environmentalists. But experts say the decision was narrow and doesn't rule out further action.

The two companies that won a federal auction to build wind farms off North Carolina have finalized leases, just before the start of 10-year federal moratorium ordered by the Trump administration.

Landfills are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions that cause global warming. But those piles of garbage can also be a source of renewable energy.

The Biden administration announced a partnership Thursday with a bipartisan group of East Coast governors, including North Carolina's Roy Cooper, to help meet state and federal goals for expanding offshore wind energy and fighting climate change.

Duke Energy filed plans with North Carolina regulators Monday for reducing and eventually eliminating carbon emissions from its power plants to meet state climate goals. The Charlotte-based utility offered four scenarios that would eliminate coal fired power plants and add new gas, nuclear and renewable energy.

Duke Energy will present North Carolina utility regulators with a plan Monday for shifting away from fossil fuels. Actually, it's expected to be not just a single plan, but several plans.