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Duke Energy recently proposed replacing two aging coal units with natural gas plants. New proposal could be pathway to keep them online.
Duke Energy recently proposed replacing two aging coal units with natural gas plants. New proposal could be pathway to keep them online.
Duke Energy Corp. said it would consider shifting its plans for coal plants if Donald Trump follows through on his promises to terminate rules that stifle power-plant pollution.
The new plans maintain Duke Energy's intent to retire all coal plants by 2035 and to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Three years ago, Duke Energy opened its newest natural gas-fired power plant in Asheville, on the site of an old coal-fired plant. Duke wants to build more gas plants around North Carolina as part ...
Duke Energy, the nation’s largest power producer, will dramatically slash coal generation’s share from the current 22% of total generation to 5% by 2030 and achieve a full phaseout of unabated ...
This week, Duke Energy released it's new energy plan for the next 20 years. It moves up some coal retirements but also has plans to build natural gas.
While the handling of coal ash is largely a settled issue in North Carolina, a court battle continues in South Carolina over the costs — and Duke Energy's long-range plans for generating plants ...
While Duke’s current operations still involve coal and still have methane exposure, Duke was already upgraded to an ‘A’ ESG score (from a multi-year ‘BBB’ rating) by MSCI in August of 2020.
Duke Energy plans to close its seven North Carolina coal plants. “As we lower our carbon footprint, Duke Energy is increasingly moving away from coal-fired generation,” a spokeswoman said.
Duke Energy plans to close its seven North Carolina coal plants. “As we lower our carbon footprint, Duke Energy is increasingly moving away from coal-fired generation,” a spokeswoman said.