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February 25, 2021

Duke Energy

Article

Over 300,000 without power as Hurricane Isaias moves past state

August 4, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Over 300,000 North Carolinians without power as Hurricane Isaias moved through eastern North Carolina overnight Monday night. According to Duke Energy, the total number of customers without power as of 8 a.m. stood […]

News

Some NC utilities told to stop disconnections longer

July 30, 2020 Gary D. Robertson, Associated Press

RALEIGH — North Carolina regulators have told the state’s larger for-profit electric, natural gas and water utilities to keep delaying disconnections through August as customers still struggle financially from COVID-19. The state Utilities Commission issued […]

Article

A look back at the Cooper administration’s Atlantic Coast Pipeline controversy

July 15, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Earlier this month, Dominion Energy and Duke Energy announced the cancelation of the Atlantic Coast Pipeline (ACP) project, which had generated years of controversy in North Carolina. The ACP cited court decisions and […]

Article

Loss of pipeline also means end of controversial ‘mitigation fund’

July 10, 2020 Matt Mercer

RALEIGH – The decision over the July 4th weekend by Dominion Energy and Duke Energy to cancel the Atlantic Coast Pipeline project also means the $57.8 million ‘mitigation fund’ negotiated by Gov. Roy Cooper will […]

Article

Developers cancel long-delayed, $8B Atlantic Coast Pipeline

July 8, 2020 Sarah Rankin, Associated Press

RICHMOND, Va/CHARLOTTE — The developers of the long-delayed, $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced the cancellation of the multi-state natural gas project Sunday, citing uncertainties about costs, permitting and litigation. Despite a victory last month […]

Madeline Gray | North State Journal
Article

Environmental rules commission will consider ban on payments for permits

July 7, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — The former secretary of the N.C. Dept. of Environmental Quality, who now serves on the state’s environmental rulemaking commission, has proposed rulemaking that would make money exchanged for permits illegal. Emails obtained by […]

Article

Dominion Energy and Duke Energy cancel Atlantic Coast Pipeline project

July 5, 2020 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH – Dominion Energy and Duke Energy announced Sunday afternoon that the Atlantic Coast Pipeline, which was planned to span 600 miles through West Virginia, Virginia and eastern North Carolina, due to ongoing delays and […]

Opinion

FLEMING: Letter to North State Journal Re: Duke Energy story

August 21, 2019 Mark Fleming

If a finger must be pointed, at least point it in the right direction: this is a Duke Energy issue, not a solar issue. The sources of energy-related pollution are fossil fuel plants, in which […]

H.F. Lee Power Station Goldsboro
Features

Duke Energy application points finger at solar for increased pollution

August 14, 2019 Dan E. Way | For the North State Journal

RALEIGH — A seven-month investigation and numerous public information requests have revealed the move to increase solar power might be leading to an increase in the very emissions alternative energy sources aim to reduce. Duke […]

News

Duke Energy ordered to remove remainder of coal ash ponds in NC

April 3, 2019 David Larson

RALEIGH –– The country’s largest electric company was ordered Monday to excavate coal ash from all of its North Carolina power plant sites, mitigating the risk of toxic chemicals leaking into water supplies but potentially […]

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