Duke Energy would shed its goal of a 70% carbon reduction by 2030 under a new bill filed in the North Carolina General Assembly by powerful state Senate leader Phil Berger. Why it matters: The ...

Senate Bill 261 would eliminate the 2030 deadline for Duke Energy to reduce carbon emissions by 70% and allow it to charge customers for power plants not yet built. Proponents argue the bill will ...

A North Carolina Senate committee advanced a bill Tuesday morning that would remove a state mandate on Duke Energy to meet carbon reduction goals by 2030. Senate Bill 261 — the “Energy ...

State Sen. Paul Newton introduced Senate Bill 261 on Tuesday with the gusto of a car salesman: “I’m here to offer you an opportunity to save North Carolina billions of dollars,” the Cabarrus ...

RALEIGH, N.C. — Monday, Republican senators introduced a bill entitled “Energy Security and Affordability Act,” SB 261, which would repeal state requirements for Duke Energy to meet carbon ...

The Republican-controlled N.C. General Assembly is pushing a bill that would allow Duke Energy to charge N.C. customers for power plants that haven’t yet been built and allow the utility giant ...