Press Mention Greentech Media March 3, 2021
SACE Referenced
Duke Energy Faces Challenges to its Push for New Natural Gas Plants
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Environmental and consumer advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, filed challenges to Duke Energy's integrated resource plan for building 6.1 to 9.6 gigawatts of new natural gas capacity. Critics argue Duke misrepresented winter peak electricity data and undervalued solar, battery, and efficiency alternatives, with independent analysis suggesting a solar-battery pathway could reduce costs by $7.2 billion while meeting reliability needs.
They're using that as a justification for the plan for this massive gas buildout, and also using this new winter peaking paradigm to undervalue the contribution of solar to the grid at peak times.
Joanne Thompson
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