ATLANTA — Georgia’s only private electric utility plans to increase power capacity by 50% after state regulators on Friday agreed 5-0 that the plan is needed to meet projected demand from data centers. It would […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More people are falling behind on paying their bills to keep on the lights and heat their homes, according to a new analysis of consumer data — a warning sign for the […]
Duke Energy said last week it will increase its infrastructure investments to $87 billion to meet rising electricity demand and plans to sell part of its Florida business to help fund the expansion. The Charlotte-based […]
ATLANTA — Georgia Power Co. says it wants to keep burning coal to meet what it forecasts as the state’s increasing electrical demand. Georgia’s only private electrical utility says electrical demand is forecast to grow […]
CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy announced Harry Sedaris as its new president and CEO. The 29-year company veteran will also sit on the utility company’s board of directors. Following more than two decades with the company, […]
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy Corp. subsidiaries for North Carolina and South Carolina have offered to regulators an adjusted electricity production proposal that the utilities say responds to surging demand projections while still reaching for […]
RALEIGH – Gov. Roy Cooper issued a new executive order on Wednesday backing offshore wind energy and setting targets for the state’s development of new projects. According the order, the state will strive for development […]
RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper recently announced the release of $175 million to help North Carolinians pay their rent and utilities bills that have mounted due to the pandemic and subsequent shutdowns. “COVID-19 has strained […]
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just days after President Donald Trump fired the chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority and criticized the agency for hiring foreign workers, the federally owned energy corporation announced it was rescinding a […]
RALEIGH — As many as 1 million families in North Carolina have fallen behind on their electric, water and sewage bills, threatening residents and their cities with severe financial hardship unless federal lawmakers act to […]
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