Appalachian Voices: Legal Action Challenges Duke Energy's Buildout of Unapproved Gas-Fired Power Units
July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020
DURHAM, North Carolina, July 31 -- Appalachian Voices issued the following news release:
Climate-justice groups filed a legal petition with the North Carolina Utilities Commission asserting that Duke Energy -- one of the top polluting U.S. utilities -- is violating state law by quietly building large amounts of inefficient gas-burning capacity without commission approval.
Duke Energy has 24 more efficient gas units sitting idle, but is building new gas capacity at many . . .
Climate-justice groups filed a legal petition with the North Carolina Utilities Commission asserting that Duke Energy -- one of the top polluting U.S. utilities -- is violating state law by quietly building large amounts of inefficient gas-burning capacity without commission approval.
Duke Energy has 24 more efficient gas units sitting idle, but is building new gas capacity at many . . .