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In Indiana, Latest Duke Energy Proposal Clings to Fossil Fuels, Dismisses Renewables
Duke Energy wants to force its Indiana customers to pay for a business-as-usual plan that continues to rely almost exclusively on dirty and expensive coal- and gas-fired power plants, ignoring the enormous potential of clean, safe, efficient and...
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A Bill of Rights To Keep Utilities From Penalizing Solar Customers
Duke Energy, the largest investor-owned electric utility in the U.S., wants to charge customers in South Carolina more for using less energy. Duke is asking state regulators for permission to more than triple the flat monthly charge – what customers pay...
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EWG Joins ‘Green New Deal’ Coalition To Push for 100 Percent Renewables by 2035
The Green New Deal legislation coming before Congress should commit to transitioning the entire U.S. electricity grid to 100 percent renewable energy sources no later than 2035, said Environmental Working Group.
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Recent Federal and State Policy Stories:
- Senate Confirms Former Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm as Energy Secretary
- There She Goes Again: Duke CEO ‘Not Prepared’ To Embrace the Renewable Energy Future
- EWG Applauds Congressional E-Bike Act To Incentivize Purchase of Electric Bicycles
- Under Pressure from Biden Administration, Toyota and Other Automakers Drop Support for Trump’s Suit to Block California Emissions Standards
- Watchdog Coalition To Hold Duke Energy Accountable for Environmental and Economic Injustice
- EWG Applauds Biden’s Nomination of Richard Glick To Chair Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
- Toyota to Pay $180 Million for ‘Systemic, Longstanding’ Emissions Violations of Clean Air Act
- Biden’s Choice of Granholm for Energy Secretary Heralds Shift to Clean, Renewable Sources
- As Other Automakers Back California Emission Standards, Toyota and Fiat Chrysler Cling to Trump’s Sinking Ship
- GM’s U-Turn: From Joining Trump’s Attack on Clean Air to Backing California’s Tough Auto Emissions Standards
- World Energy Outlook: Solar Power Will Be ‘the New King’ by 2030
- Report: Duke Energy Has Squandered Billions in Failed Natural Gas and Nuclear Projects
- Good/Bad News: Feds Save Rooftop Solar, Gut Law Boosting Small-Scale Renewables
- In Pandemic-Triggered Economic Crisis, Millions of Americans Struggle To Pay Utility Bills
- How the U.S. Can Have 90 Percent Clean Electricity by 2035
- Trump’s Energy Regulators Are Undercutting Growth of Renewables
- Report: Duke Energy Policies Consistently Harm Low-Income Customers
- Renewables Outpace Coal in U.S. Energy Consumption for First Time Since 1885
- Oregon Is a Renewables Leader But Needs Congress’ Help in Wake of Pandemic
- Duke Energy Demands Indiana Households and Companies Pay for Electricity Not Used During Pandemic