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 Article | 01.16.2026

Duke Energy Plans to Build a Massive Natural Gas Power Plant in Davidson County. But Where, Exactly?

The powerful North Carolina utility is cagey about the exact location, but there are clues, and environmentalists want to know. In any event, a fossil fuel buildout is on.

 Article | 12.30.2025

Your Local Gas Utility: the “Middle Child” of Energy

Local gas distribution companies have historically flown below the radar of scrutiny. But in recent years, they have helped drive interstate and intrastate pipeline expansions while reaping...

12.19.2025

Lame-duck Commission Sides with Georgia Power and Data Centers over Families and Small Businesses

The Georgia Public Service Commission (PSC) put profit over people in a vote to greenlight Georgia Power's request for $20B in new power generation. Now, hardworking Georgia families will pay the...

 Article | 12.19.2025

TVA’s New Resilience 360°

TVA’s Resilience 360° program claims to boost reliability, but instead expands unregulated fossil gas generation while blocking community access to clean energy solutions, deepening pollution...

 Article | 12.16.2025

Southeast Regulators Weigh Record-Cost Gas Power Plants as Utilities Plan for Data Center Boom

Electric utility companies in Georgia, North Carolina, and South Carolina are racing to build expensive gas-fired power plants in order to supply power to new computer data centers.

 Article | 12.02.2025

Lame-Duck Georgia Commission Could Lock Customers Into High Cost Gas Plants Until 2075

Georgia’s lame-duck Public Service Commission may approve Georgia Power’s $20 billion generation plan, potentially locking customers into high costs through 2075 despite staff warnings that...

 Article | 11.13.2025

Preserve Cheatham County Honored With Rural Power Champion Award

Grassroots community group fought and won against huge, risky TVA gas plant in their backyard.

 Article | 10.20.2025

NCUC’s Approval of Second Big Gas Plant Is Based on Speculative Load Forecasts but Will Have Real Rate Impacts

Costly, polluting gas plant across from elementary school in Person County could expose Duke customers to significant rate increases

 Article | 10.02.2025

Is Duke Energy Becoming a Gas Empire?

Duke Energy is setting the stage to control a significant amount of gas pipeline and storage capacity. This warrants serious scrutiny by regulators.

 Article | 09.26.2025

Pipeline Safety: An Urgent Update

North Carolina communities rightfully have pipeline safety concerns. Recent events are not alleviating those concerns.