Duke Energy Updates Carolinas Plan with More Nuclear, Less Wind ...
Duke Energy plans to meet eightfold electricity demand growth with extended coal use, expanded natural gas and nuclear power, and nearly doubling battery storage to 5,600 MW by 2034.
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In Its New Carbon Plan, Duke Energy Gambles on Coal as a Shorter-Term Fix for Powering Data Centers - Inside Climate News
North Carolina’s largest utility cites the Trump administration’s rollback of air pollution regulations and increases in power demand as factors in its proposed fuel mix.By Lisa SorgDuke Energy plans to burn coal for two to four years longer than previously estimated, which will result in millions of tons in additional greenhouse gases over the next decade when combined with other proposed changes to the utility’s fuel mix.
Duke Ramps Up Nuclear, Natural Gas, Extends Coal, Omits Wind In Latest Energy Plan
By Carolina Journal Staff Duke Energy relies more heavily on nuclear power, natural gas, and coal in its latest two-year long-range energy modernization plan, filed Wednesday with the North Carolina Utilities Commission. The plan holds the line on solar power commitments but calls for no use of wind power. Duke’s new 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan […]
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