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Press Mention Energy News Network July 10, 2024

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Can a long-planned Duke Energy gas plant in North Carolina be defeated?

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A proposed 1,360 megawatt combined-cycle gas plant in North Carolina's Person County faces mounting opposition from clean energy advocates and community members, despite Duke Energy's long-term planning and local political support. New Biden administration rules requiring large gas plants to cut carbon emissions drastically or operate at reduced capacity by 2032 have created economic and regulatory challenges that critics argue make the plant an uneconomical investment compared to renewable alternatives. Environmental groups including Sierra Club, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and the Natural Resources Defense Council argue Duke's modeling artificially favors gas and underestimates renewable costs, while local activists raise concerns about pipeline safety and the plant's climate impact.

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