NC WARN is calling on Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good to explain major discrepancies between official regulatory filings and what corporate executives are telling Wall Street about projected electricity demand. The correct information could lead to either $25 billion in new power plants and continuing rate increases across the Carolinas – or none at all.
Proven Solar Power Program Lands on Durham Rooftops — News Release from NC WARN
Alert declared after smoke detected at Harris Nuclear Power Plant — WTVD
Officials at Harris Nuclear Power Plant declared an alert Saturday at 10:16 a.m. after smoke was detected in plant electrical equipment… “This standard line where they claim there was no danger to the public, they have not issued enough information to back that up at this point,” said Jim Warren who runs the nuclear watchdog group NC WARN.
NC Utilities Commission Shuts Out Wal-Mart, Others Questioning Controversial Plan by Duke Energy — News Release from NC WARN
The NC Utilities Commission has sided with Duke Energy in yet another controversial matter – this time without even requiring Duke to address questions by Wal-Mart, NC WARN and others, and without allowing those groups to provide formal comments on Duke’s Green Source Rider proposal.
Read our earlier news releases on the subject:
August 8, 2013
November 18, 2013
December 4, 2013