The bill also would have allowed Duke Energy to bill customers for the construction cost of plants that haven't yet been ...

The bill "walks back our state's commitment to reduce carbon emissions, sending the wrong signal to businesses that want to ...

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed a bill that would repeal an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate for power ...

The vetoes set up yet more political battles between the Republican-led state legislature and the Democratic governor, who has also vetoed other bills to amp up immigration enforcement and repeal the ...

The new memo from N.C. State professors says the fuel costs to power new natural gas plants could be a key price driver for ...

North Carolina lawmakers have approved a bill to let Duke Energy delay planned carbon-emissions reductions and also allow the utility to charge rate-payers for new power plants before they’re built.

The bill would do away with a directive in a 2021 law for electric regulators to take “all reasonable steps to achieve” ...

Lawmakers approved SB 266, letting Duke Energy charge customers before building plants. If signed, bill eliminates 2030 emissions targets while keeping carbon neutrality by 2050. Critics warn ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein’s office said three of the 10 bills on his desk were vetoed Wednesday.

North Carolina legislators finalized a bill Thursday that would eliminate an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate set in a landmark 2021 law, while still directing regulators to aim to cancel ...