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A New Bill Would Allow Duke Energy to Retreat From North Carolina’s Ambitious Climate Goals

Inside Climate News · By Lisa Sorg · last updated
Introduced Tuesday, the legislation would allow the state’s largest utility to scale back its wind and solar plans in favor of more natural gas power plants and a continued use of coal.

By Lisa Sorg

State Sen. Paul Newton introduced Senate Bill 261 on Tuesday with the gusto of a car salesman: “I’m here to offer you an opportunity to save North Carolina billions of dollars,” the Cabarrus County Republican said as he convened a meeting of the Senate Agriculture, Energy and Environment Committee.