Duke Energy would shed its goal of a 70% carbon reduction by 2030 under a new bill filed in the North Carolina General Assembly by powerful state Senate leader Phil Berger. Why it matters ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Monday, Republican senators introduced a bill entitled “Energy Security and Affordability Act,” SB 261, which would repeal state requirements for Duke Energy to meet carbon ...

Senate Bill 261 would eliminate the 2030 deadline for Duke Energy to reduce carbon emissions by 70% and allow it to charge customers for power plants not yet built. Proponents argue the bill will ...

Duke Energy would no longer have to comply with a carbon reduction goal the legislature instituted just four years ago, under a new bill filed Monday. The proposal, Senate Bill 261, is sponsored ...

Last year, Duke Energy requested and received a four-year deadline extension from the N.C. Utilities Commission, which has the legal authority to grant it. If the bill becomes law, Duke Energy ...

In 2021, state lawmakers required Duke Energy to hit carbon-reduction goals by 2030 to fight climate change, in exchange for more freedom to raise rates. Now the legislature wants to undo those ...

"The power is clean, it's available 24 hours a day in all weather conditions," Bill Norton with Duke Energy said. "So it's really a win-win."Officials say the nuclear plant will house a small ...

Paul Newton, R-Cabarrus, a former president of Duke Energy's North Carolina operations, who helped write the bill and has led the charge for it inside the Senate. Sen. Gladys Robinson, D-Guilford ...