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Two Charlotte Democrats who voted Tuesday to roll back Duke Energy's carbon emissions reduction mandate have accepted ...

The North Carolina General Assembly voted to override Democratic Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of SB 266, which allows Duke Energy ...

It eliminates Duke Energy's carbon reduction mandate and allows the utility to charge consumers for building new power plants ...

Lawmakers override Gov. Stein’s veto to pass SB 266, repealing North Carolina’s 2030 carbon target. Supporters claim it will ...

Among its provisions, the bill would release Duke Energy from a goal set by law in 2021 to achieve a 70% drop in the amount of carbon dioxide released by power plants in North Carolina from 2005 ...

Duke Energy would be allowed to avoid a fast-approaching climate change goal and charge North Carolina customers now for future power plants under the terms of a bill on the way to Gov. Josh Stein.

Environmental and consumer advocacy groups said passing Senate Bill 266 and allowing Duke Energy to miss the 2030 emissions-reductions target would actually cost customers billions of dollars ...

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.

The legislature overrode the governor’s veto, canceling Duke Energy’s interim carbon reduction goal of 70 percent by 2030.

Gov. Josh Stein vetoed Senate Bill 266, blocking delays to 2030 emissions goals. Stein opposed Duke’s use of upfront customer charges for unbuilt power plants.