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Some of Duke Energy’s big industrial customers are fighting the utility's plans to subsidize bills for poor customers, saying they shouldn't have to help pay for it. Consumer advocates say the cost is minimal and could cut losses on unpaid bills.
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Environmental groups are asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to overturn Duke Energy's new rates and rules for residential rooftop solar panels that took effect Oct. 1.
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The U.S. Department of Energy and the White House on Friday announced $7 billion in funding for seven regional clean hydrogen hubs to speed up the development of clean hydrogen for energy, industry and transportation. Missing from the list was the proposed Southeast Hydrogen Hub that included Charlotte-based Duke Energy, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Atlanta-based Southern Company.
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North Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday overrode vetoes of two bills Gov. Roy Cooper had said would hurt the state's environmental and climate efforts.
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Federal regulators say about 13% of electrical generating capacity on the East Coast failed during last December's Winter Storm Elliott, triggering blackouts such as those that hit Duke Energy customers in North Carolina on Christmas Eve. That's among the findings in a new report.
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Duke Energy recently celebrated a big birthday for one of its oldest workhorses — Mountain Island Hydroelectric Station in Gaston County, northwest of Charlotte. The dam and power station were built 100 years ago. But don't call it a historical relic. It was renewable energy before electricity's fossil-fuel era and it's expected to keep generating long after Duke closes its last coal-fired power plant in 2035.
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Rooftop solar installers are asking state regulators to delay new rules and the implementation of lower payments for non-residential customers. They say Duke Energy hasn't provided adequate public notice of the changes that start next week.
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The city of Charlotte is evaluating a developer's proposal to build one or two more solar farms to power city facilities. It's part of the city's drive to power all its buildings with carbon-free energy.
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A new climate change preparedness study has found that the greatest risks to Duke Energy's electrical transmission and distribution system by 2050 will be extreme heat and flooding, mainly at substations.
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North Carolina regulators have approved Duke Energy Progress’s plan to reduce what commercial rooftop solar customers get paid for electricity they send to the grid. Solar advocates say the change caught them by surprise and could make solar less attractive, especially for smaller customers.