Jackson proposes separate utility rate class for data centers
Attorney General Jeff Jackson is asking state regulators to create a separate utility rate class for data centers and other large electricity users.
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NCDEQ issues Amazon and Duke Energy air permits with added monitoring
State environmental regulators issued air permits covering 645 engines associated with an Amazon data center in Richmond County.
Jackson says Duke Energy residential rate increase is 9.3%, not 6.8%
Attorney General Jeff Jackson says Duke Energy Progress residential customers would face a 9.3% increase, not 6.8%, under a proposed settlement.
NC leaders seek enforceable Duke Energy commitment on data-center costs
Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson want Duke Energy’s voluntary federal data-center pledge incorporated into enforceable North Carolina utility requirements.
DEQ sets hearing on Amazon, Duke Energy air permits for data center power
DEQ will hold a July 30 public hearing on Amazon and Duke Energy draft air permits tied to power for a proposed Richmond County data center.
Attorney general declines to join Duke Energy rate-case settlement
Attorney General Jeff Jackson says he will not join a Duke Energy rate-case settlement that would still raise residential rates by about 9.5%.
Attorney General Josh Stein announces $215 million in savings for Duke Energy customers
Attorney General Josh Stein today announced that as a result of his January coal ash settlement with Duke Energy, electricity customers will save approximately $215 million in future energy costs. These funds are a result of 14 settlements that Duke Energy reached with 23 insurance companies over coal ash coverage policies, the last of which was settled this week.
Duke Energy Carolinas receives approval for new rates in North Carolina; implements low-income initiatives
Duke Energy Carolinas will implement new rates for North Carolina customers on June 1, as approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC).
Leading Cell Therapy Biotech Company chooses Research Triangle for its North American research and development and manufacturing facility
CARsgen Therapeutics Corporation, an innovative biotechnology company pursuing medicines to treat cancer will create approximately 200 jobs and invest $157 million in Durham, Governor Roy Cooper announced today.
Energy leaders, experts say N.C. too reliant on Colonial, Transco pipelines
North Carolina remains vulnerable to fuel shortages because it’s too reliant on a pair of pipelines for gas and energy, industry leaders and experts told lawmakers.
Governor, Legislative leaders issue statement responding to Wall Street Journal reports on Duke Energy
Governor Cooper, House Speaker Tim Moore, Rep. Robert Reives, Senate President Pro Tempore Phil Berger and Senator Dan Blue issued the following statement in response to reporting in the Wall Street Journal of a private investment management fund's interest in taking control of Duke Energy.
Utilities Commission approves partial rate hike, coal ash settlement
The N.C. Utilities Commission on Friday, April 16, issued an order approving a partial rate increase for Duke Energy Progress and a settlement addressing coal ash cleanup costs.