North Carolina’s Republican-led House of Representatives passed a sweeping energy bill last week called the Ratepayer ...

Will the Ratepayer Protection Act protect North Carolina ratepayers? Republicans and Democrats were at odds Wednesday, with ...

Duke Energy customers in North Carolina may soon find themselves paying to keep aging coal plants running for years beyond ...

A new North Carolina bill aims to regulate data centers and mandate nuclear power to help lower rising electricity costs.

Duke Energy recently announced its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) for a site near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, ...

The legislation, which is working through the N.C. House, would require large data centers to use closed-loop cooling systems ...

Duke Energy has suggested delaying the retirement of Belews Creek Steam Station, a co-fired coal and natural gas plant, until the end of 2040. Legislation that moved through the N.C. House on ...

Duke Energy has formally entered the early stages of nuclear development planning in North Carolina, submitting an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for ...

Duke Energy plans to replace its existing coal power plants with nuclear reactors before 2040. These power plants take an average of 10 years to build. Duke Energy submitted an early site permit ...

Duke Energy operates coal-fired power plants across North Carolina that together produce thousands of megawatts of electricity and, on some days, visible haze. State regulators have ordered the ...