Environmental Defense Fund: Duke Energy's Massive Investment in Polluting Power Plants Saddles Customers With Higher Costs
February 02, 2024
February 02, 2024
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 2 -- The Environmental Defense Fund issued the following statement on Feb. 1, 2024, by Will Scott, Southeast Climate and Clean Energy director:
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In an update to its Carolina Resource Plan, Duke Energy proposed one of the largest gas plant build-outs of any electric utility in the country, despite a North Carolina state law requiring a 70% reduction in carbon pollution in the electric power sector by 2030.
"This plan i . . .
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In an update to its Carolina Resource Plan, Duke Energy proposed one of the largest gas plant build-outs of any electric utility in the country, despite a North Carolina state law requiring a 70% reduction in carbon pollution in the electric power sector by 2030.
"This plan i . . .