Here’s why regulators rejected Duke Energy’s IRPs in South Carolina
Not a single IRP presented under South Carolina’s Energy Freedom Act has been accepted by state regulators. Could that be because the utilities are acting like the law doesn’t exist?
How the Southeast can achieve 100% clean energy
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy identified two pathways that the Southeast’s big utilities could follow to achieve 100% renewable generation against the backdrop of a possible federal mandate.
Duke Energy to test novel approach to turn coal plants into energy storage stations
Funded by a Department of Energy grant, the project will evaluate Malta Inc.’s thermal energy storage system as a viable, scalable solution.
Duke plans to be 23% renewable by 2030
The company’s latest sustainability reports outlines efforts to increase renewable penetration and cut emissions, but are these changes coming soon enough?
Duke Energy consolidates its renewable energy offerings under one brand
Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions will unify products and services offered by several subsidiaries to help companies achieve clean energy and resilient infrastructure solutions.
Wells Fargo joins Duke Energy’s GSA program with solar buy
The bank is the fourth major corporate buyer to enter the program, with a contract for 58 MW of the Blackburn Solar Project.
Energy transition jobs: Nexamp, American Clean Power, Vision Solar, and more
Job moves in solar, storage, cleantech, utilities, and energy transition finance.
Duke faces pushback over North Carolina brownfield solar project
Duke along with community and environmental groups find themselves as unlikely allies as state officials deem a 5 MW installation to be expensive and unnecessary.
Sunrise brief: Tesla, Fluence, and RES are leading storage system integrators, report says
Also on the rise: Duke Energy launches an EV adoption support business, Boralex closes on a portfolio deal, Priority Power acquires Satori Energy, Fourth Wave spins off a business unit, and Punxsutawney Phil digs solar.
Duke Energy North Carolina survived and thrived in 2020, with record-setting solar
An unpredictable year saw the utility add 5,500 residential and commercial solar systems in North Carolina, contract for the largest floating solar system in the Southeast, and add three major players to the company’s Green Source Advantage program.
