Leading solar company official says widespread damage already underway; outcome of case is pivotal for clean energy, climate efforts Lawyers for Duke Energy were on defense today before the North Carolina Court of Appeals* over the decision last year by state regulators, at the behest of the monopoly power company, …
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BREAKING: Duke’s Destruction of Rooftop Solar — NC WARN News Release / N&O Article
84 Solar Companies, Targeted Groups and Allies Call for Investigation of Duke Energy — NC WARN News Release
Governor, Attorney General being pressed over damage to the solar industry, and over grid projects that would hamper climate action and harm communities In an open letter sent today, 84 businesses and nonprofits called for NC Governor Roy Cooper and Attorney General Josh Stein to demand open clarification of Duke …
Ignoring NuScale blunder, Duke Energy set to squander hundreds of millions on non-existent small nuclear technology — News Release from EWG
By Alex Formuzis, Environmental Working Group Unfazed by the termination of NuScale Power’s multimillion-dollar wasteful Utah small nuclear reactor, or SMR, project in early November, Duke Energy is pushing ahead with a plan to waste potentially even more pursuing the nonexistent technology in North Carolina. Duke is in discussions with NuScale about …
Duke Energy’s Plan for New Nukes Collapses – NC WARN Open Letter to Gov. Cooper
The two-page letter below is about the burgeoning failure of Duke Energy’s nuclear pipe dream, Gov. Cooper’s criticism and NC’s broken regulatory process. ————————- November 20, 2023 Honorable Roy A. Cooper Governor of North Carolina Subject: Your criticism of Duke Energy’s plans for dozens of experimental nuclear reactors was validated …
NC WARN Commends Governor for Expanding Criticism of Duke Energy and its Deceptive Gamble on “Hydrogen-Capable” Natural Gas — NC WARN News Release
Group presses Cooper to counter pro-Duke regulators, prevent yet another billion-dollar blunder by the nation’s largest climate-polluting utility Watchdog nonprofit NC WARN today thanked NC Gov. Roy Cooper in an open letter for expanding his recent criticism of Duke Energy’s plans to gamble the state’s climate and economic future on …
NC Governor Criticizes Duke Energy’s Pro-Carbon Plan — NC WARN News Release
Breaking rank with the corporate giant is a good first step but Cooper must do much more to become a climate protector We appreciate Gov. Roy Cooper for criticizing Duke Energy leaders’ Pro-Carbon Plan as reported today by The News & Observer. The article’s headline is Cooper criticizes Duke Energy carbon reduction …
Solar advocates appeal North Carolina net metering cuts — PV Magazine
By Ryan Kennedy A coalition of solar advocates have filed with the North Carolina Court of Appeals, contending that state laws were violated when state utility regulators approved Duke Energy’s rate plan to make cuts to compensation for exporting rooftop solar generation. The approval of electric utility Duke Energy’s plan …
Pro-solar groups appeal NC’s new rules that cut rooftop solar credits — WFAE
By David Boraks Environmental groups are asking the North Carolina Court of Appeals to overturn Duke Energy’s new rates and rules for residential rooftop solar panels that took effect Oct. 1. The appeal was filed by the Environmental Working Group, NC WARN, 350 Triangle, 350 Charlotte, the Sunrise Movement and …
Clean Energy Advocates Challenge in Court NC’s Cuts to Rooftop Solar Incentives Pushed by Duke Energy –News Release from NC WARN & EWG
A coalition of clean energy advocates has filed an appeal with the North Carolina Court of Appeals, contending that the state’s electric utility regulators violated state law when they approved Duke Energy’s plan to gut financial incentives for residential solar customers. The coalition is petitioning the court to reverse changes the North …