Does Duke Energy's upcoming renewable energy certificate program actually put new solar energy on the grid?

By Zachary Turner · WFAE

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The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is appealing North Carolina regulators' approval of Duke Energy's Clean Energy Impact program, which allows customers to buy renewable energy certificates. SACE argues the program lacks "additionality"—the certificates fund solar projects Duke would build anyway under its Carbon Plan, not additional renewable energy. The appeal challenges whether customers are genuinely offsetting their energy consumption or simply paying more for the same regulatory compliance.

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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