Two consumer advocacy groups are split on Duke Energy’s proposal to close the Cayuga coal plant. But they both said a new, $3 billion natural gas plant isn’t the right thing for Duke’s customers.

Duke Energy is backing off its plan to move away from using coal to generate power by 2035 in a move advocates say is harmful to consumers and the environment. The utility's latest resource plan ...

Regulators in North Carolina have approved Duke Energy’s plan to replace some of the utility’s coal-fired units with natural gas-fired generation. The North Carolina Utilities Commission in ...

Duke Energy Corp. said it would consider shifting its plans for coal plants if Donald Trump follows through on his promises to terminate rules that stifle power-plant pollution. In the event of a ...

Duke Energy said Thursday it plans to delay the retirement of its largest coal-burning power plant, scuttling its efforts to be free of the fossil fuel by 2035. The utility outlined its plans in ...

What the future of energy production and ... however, oppose Duke's amended plan, noting that while natural gas produces less carbon dioxide than coal, it does produce a significant amount of ...

plus the ash that continues to pile up from the coal-fired power plant. To transition to cleaner energy, Duke Energy plans to close the Roxboro plant and replace it with two natural gas-fueled ...

The last operating coal-powered unit at Allen ... 50 feet higher than the road. The Allen plan had the most material to remove, Duke Energy’s closure engineer Dave Renner said after the ...

renewable energy.” Duke has also announced plans to build two new natural gas plants on the site of its Roxboro coal-fired power plant in Person County. Both the Marshall and Roxboro projects ...

The life of a new natural gas plant — to replace the Cayuga Generating Station in Vermillion County — could extend past 2050, which is when the larger Duke Energy corporation hopes to have net ...