U.S. Coal Plants Get Reprieve as Market and Policies Change

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:39:42 +0000

Several U.S. utilities in recent months have said they plan to keep coal-fired units in their generation fleets operating past their scheduled retirement dates, in most cases citing increased demand […]

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Officials Approve Duke Energy’s Plan to Replace Coal with Gas-Fired Units

Credit to Author: Darrell Proctor| Date: Sun, 05 Jan 2025 17:39:18 +0000

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 December issued orders […]

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Duke Energy Will Replace A Coal Generating Station With Battery Storage

Credit to Author: Steve Hanley| Date: Thu, 05 Dec 2024 04:53:12 +0000

Duke Energy is beginning to embrace grid scale battery storage after dancing around the idea for many years.

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