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 ...

The General Assembly killed the state’s 70% emissions target, approving an energy bill some analysts say will raise power ...

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

A Duke study says axing North Carolina’s 70% climate goal could add $23 billion to fuel bills by 2050. Other analyses predict ...

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

As North Carolina lawmakers prepare to override Gov. Josh Stein’s veto of a controversial energy bill, constituents are ...

Both the N.C. House and Senate have scheduled override votes Tuesday on the 14 vetoes issued by the governor over the past ...

The bill "walks back our state's commitment to reduce carbon emissions, sending the wrong signal to businesses that want to be a part of our clean energy economy," Gov. Josh Stein said.

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 ...

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 ...

Tuesday, the Department of Energy approved an order allowing Duke Energy emergency powers to meet high energy demand in North and South Carolina during this week’s heat wave.