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The OUCC filed testimony last week to the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission, arguing that the commission should reject Duke’s proposal due to the “speculative nature of the feasibility and affordability of a CCS system.”

South Carolina regulators reject Duke Energy’s coal ash cost recovery request

The utility sought to recover approximately $238 million from 2018 closing coal ash basins in South Carolina and North Carolina, along with $36 million of previously disallowed costs from a 2018 rate case.

Car crashes through gate at Oconee nuclear plant before pop-up barrier stops it

The plant continues to operate safely, officials said.

Duke Energy plans 100% clean hydrogen end-to-end system in Florida

Duke Energy said it will soon break ground on the first demonstration end-to-end system in the U.S. to produce, store and combust 100% clean hydrogen.

Duke Energy begins operating Idaho’s largest solar plant

Idaho is ranked 28th among U.S. states in solar installed with 630 MW, according to the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA).

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The utility will need to factor in impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act, Infrastructure Investment Jobs Act and other future legislative changes.

A look at Duke Energy’s plan for hydrogen, renewables, advanced nuclear

The company said it plans to increase capital investment for its seven regulated utilities to $145 billion over the next decade. $40 billion of that total woul…

Duke Energy to break ground on Idaho’s largest solar facility

The Jackpot solar facility would be Duke Energy’s first utility-scale renewables project in Idaho and, once complete, it would be the largest solar facility i…

Duke Energy, Purdue agree to SMR nuclear partnership

Purdue University and Duke Energy plan to explore potentially using advanced nuclear energy to power the university’s West Lafayette campus….

Duke Energy aims to double renewable energy capacity by 2030, phase out coal by 2035

The utility’s five-year capital plan totals $63 billion, 80% of which will support investments in grid modernization and zero or lower-carbon emitting generatio…

How Duke Energy addresses attemperator issues

When combined cycle plants are run at low loads, problems often arise with overspray from attemperators using traditional mechanical atomization. To address t…

Honeywell to test new long-duration flow battery with Duke

Honeywell has developed a new flow battery technology capable of storing and discharging renewably-generated electricity for up to 12 hours….

Emissions

One of Duke Energy’s top shareholders is urging one of the nation’s largest utility to consider splitting itself into three different companies. Elliott Inv…

Gas Turbines

Duke Energy’s Lincoln Combustion Turbine Station in North Carolina is a key testing facility for Siemens Energy’s largest HL-class gas turbine. A new episod…

Duke Energy taps Wärtsilä to manage multiple energy storage projects

Technology group Wärtsilä announced that it has signed a contract with Duke Energy for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of three battery st…