Press Release | December 30, 2022
CHAPEL HILL, N.C.— Clean energy groups involved in the North Carolina Utilities Commission proceeding to develop a state plan to reduce heat-trapping carbon emissions from electricity generation–known as the Carbon Plan–said the plan released today by the commission risks missing the bipartisan legislative mandate of 70% emissions reductions from the power sector by 2030, and allows Duke to plan to rely on new polluting, costly gas instead of putting North Carolina on a “no regrets” path focused on clean energy. Gas has proven to be a main driver of recent increases to our electric bills as the cost of that volatile commodity is passed directly to customers.