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NC WARN Youth Summer Series Webinar

July 28, 2021

On July 14, 2021 the participants from this year’s NC WARN Youth Summer Series conducted their own youth-led climate justice webinar.

North Carolina HB 951 could mean windfall for Duke, large rate increases for customers — Energy and Policy Institute

July 1, 2021

Duke Energy is attempting to win major concessions from North Carolina lawmakers on an energy bill that would fundamentally change the state’s regulatory landscape, setting up a potential veto showdown with Governor Roy Cooper, and a battle with some of the state’s largest employers.

State regulators: More info needed to approve Duke Energy’s natural gas, other construction plans — WRAL

June 30, 2021

State regulators will take a closer look at Duke Energy’s long-term energy plans, they said Tuesday, delaying required approvals on keystone documents. The North Carolina Utilities Commission’s announcement comes after regulators in South Carolina this month rejected Duke’s plans in that state, adding more uncertainty to energy giant’s future construction plans.

Regulators Deal Major Blow to Duke Energy Gas Expansion, 15-year Biz Model — News Release from NC WARN

June 29, 2021

The NC Utilities Commission just announced that it will conduct additional proceedings to take a deeper look into Duke Energy’s hotly contested 15-year Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). This is yet another major problem for the nation’s worst climate-polluting electricity provider.

Opposition to multiyear rates challenges ‘broad support’ for Duke Energy-backed regulatory reform — Charlotte Business Journal

June 29, 2021

Opposition to multiyear rate hikes rose to the forefront of objections from manufacturers, environmental and public interest groups who are speaking out against a sweeping reform of utility regulations pending before the N.C. General Assembly.

NC energy bill has one big beneficiary (and it’s not you) — News & Observer/Charlotte Observer

June 22, 2021

North Carolina House Republican lawmakers and Duke Energy’s representatives spent months in closed-door meetings hammering out an energy bill that somehow emerged, politically speaking, without any energy. Despite efforts to build up suspense about House Bill 951, the measure landed with a thud last week.

Once on the fast track, super-secret energy bill derailed over costs, nukes, and unproven claims — NC Policy Watch

June 18, 2021

By Lisa Sorg Rep. John Szoka says House Bill 951 “is not perfect.” That, opponents say, is an understatement. For the past five months, the workings of a top secret energy group was so hush-hush that if someone was caught leaking information they would be expelled as an outcast and …

As climate emergency grows more urgent, Duke Energy seeks to supersize CO2 pollution — NC Policy Watch

June 17, 2021

Energy giant must halt planned fossil fuel expansion, aggressively embrace renewable energy, storage, conservation

Major Gift to Duke Energy Introduced in the NC Legislature — Statement from NC WARN

June 16, 2021

By supporting Duke Energy’s plans to build fossil fuel power plants, H951 clashes wildly with climate science and economics. Just weeks ago, Duke University’s Drew Shindell was lead author of an unprecedented United Nations-backed methane report calling for a halt to the expansion of gas infrastructure

Major NC energy bill comes down hard on the side of Duke Energy’s regulatory preferences — Charlotte Business Journal

June 16, 2021

Duke Energy Corp. would achieve many of its most-sought regulatory reforms, including multiyear rate plans and performance incentives that could increase its revenue, under legislation proposed Tuesday in the N.C. General Assembly.

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