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Press Mention WFAE November 5, 2025

SACE Quoted Web article

Clean energy group appeals state regulators' decision to approve controversial Duke Energy program

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The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy has filed an appeal with the North Carolina Court of Appeals challenging the state's approval of Duke Energy's Clean Energy Impact program. SACE argues the program allows customers to buy energy credits that do not actually generate new clean energy, merely subsidizing actions Duke is already required to take under state regulations. SACE's clean energy and equity director Stacey Washington stated the program undermines trust in North Carolina's clean energy transition.

Duke's new customer program undermines the trust of North Carolinians seeking to protect their families and future generations from the consequences of climate-warming carbon pollution

Stacey Washington
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