Duke Energy relies more heavily on nuclear power, natural gas, and coal in its latest two-year long-range energy modernization plan, filed Wednesday with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The plan holds the line on solar power commitments but calls for no use of wind power.
SB 266 and HR 1 revive a principle NC has upheld in law for decades: delivering electricity at the lowest feasible cost without sacrificing reliability.
To fuel NC’s continued economic growth, the state needs an affordable and sustainable energy mix that includes natural gas.
Taking into account inefficiency and unreliability of solar power and the unsustainability of our national debt, eliminating the rooftop solar tax credit is a net positive.
Dozens of local, state, and federally elected officials from Virginia to Georgia have spoken out on the need for the Southeast Supply Enhancement project.
A new report from the John Locke Foundation outlines obstacles and policy solutions to using natural gas to create a path to a zero-emissions future.
n a new analysis, experts ‘graded the grid’ and found wind and solar to be the worst energy generation options.
The 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has dismissed three lawsuits challenging permits for the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia. The decision ultimately could boost the prospects of the MVP Southgate extension into Ala
On July 27, the US Supreme Court vacated the stay imposed by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals against the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP). The pipeline project is about 94% completed and was originally supposed to be finished by 2020, but desperate court challenges and permit delays had pushed its completion date to 2026. The...
The possibility of a Mountain Valley Pipeline extension into North Carolina cropped up once during more than an hour of arguments Thursday at the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. Appellate judges are debating whether to dismiss a case from environmental activists challenging pipeline permits.
Duke Energy received a report card early this year from multiple environmental organizations, including the Sierra Club NC, Clean Air Carolina, Vote Solar, and others. They “failed” Duke in nearly every category. But were they grading Duke on the right objectives? While this report card on the surface claimed to judged Duke on its abilities to...
