Press Mention WFAE May 15, 2022
SACE Referenced
Duke Energy plans would cut CO2 and add renewables — but at a price
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Duke Energy filed a carbon reduction plan with North Carolina regulators offering four scenarios to meet the state's 2030 climate goal of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 70% from 2005 levels. The plans would eliminate coal-fired plants and add gas, nuclear, solar, wind, and battery storage, with annual rate increases of 1.9% to 2.7% over 13 years. Environmental groups including SACE, represented by the Southern Environmental Law Center, expressed concern about continued reliance on gas and potential delays in meeting the 2030 target.
So every year of further delay in meeting the law's targets means carbon being emitted into the atmosphere that we can't afford to put there
Joanne Thompson
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