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15 mentions for outlet: E&E News
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“Major step back on climate. For those that say it couldn't be done, Duke had a 67% reduction by 2030 in its 2020 [long-range plan]. The utility industry generally, and Duke in particular, has had opportunity after opportunity to do better. They chose not to, and here we are.”
“If you're the customer of a business who claims to support our state's clean energy transition by participating in the program, you're going to expect that business to be making a difference — not just subsidizing what Duke was going to do anyway”
North Carolina regulators are weighing Duke Energy's proposed 1% energy efficiency target as part of the state's Carbon Plan to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. A February 2022 report from the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy…
North Carolina regulators must approve Duke Energy's Carbon Plan by year-end to achieve net-zero emissions by midcentury. Clean energy advocates argue Duke must dramatically increase solar procurement—to at least 1,800 megawatts annually—to meet the state's 2030…
North Carolina rooftop solar companies and clean energy advocates are divided over a Duke Energy net metering proposal. While groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy and Vote Solar negotiated a compromise they view as…
“It's not the same as having an open market where anybody trades with anybody”
“do not feel beholden to follow those polices”
Environmental groups filed a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority, alleging that TVA illegally used customer money to fund industry trade associations that lobby against clean energy transition. The groups argue that TVA's donations to organizations…
“the state's target might not be reached if the Biden administration doesn't lease additional acreage offshore North Carolina before the moratorium sets in”
President Biden unveiled a $2 trillion, eight-year infrastructure plan featuring $100 billion to upgrade the U.S. electric grid and accelerate clean energy transition. The plan includes investments in electric vehicles, carbon capture, transmission line buildout, and…
The article examines how President Biden's clean energy agenda could reshape the Tennessee Valley Authority's energy portfolio and governance. SACE executive director Stephen Smith argues that TVA should exceed Biden's decarbonization goals and that the utility's…
The article chronicles how Kevin Lynn of U.S. Tech Workers nonprofit leveraged media campaigns and political connections to pressure the Tennessee Valley Authority over its plan to outsource 200 IT jobs, ultimately gaining President Trump's attention…
President Trump called for the removal of TVA's CEO during a White House event, criticizing the agency's $8 million annual CEO compensation and its decision to outsource 20% of technology jobs to foreign companies. Trump signed…
A Union of Concerned Scientists analysis titled "Burning Coal, Burning Cash" finds that while coal remains the dominant fuel for U.S. electricity generation, utilities spent 25% less on coal in 2012 than in 2008, with natural…
“the right decision economically, environmentally, and for the health and well-being of the Tennessee Valley”
