Ban on Utility Shutoffs Is to Set to End in North Carolina
A moratorium on utility shutoffs in North Carolina is set to expire at the end of the month. The...
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Duke Energy: 3,000 Carrboro Customers Lost Power From Storm
A severe thunderstorm in Orange County on Wednesday caused power outages through the region. But...
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Franklin Street Reopens Following Downed Power Line on Road
**UPDATE** A portion of East Franklin Street has reopened after a power line fell on the road on...
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Developers Cancel Long-Delayed, $8B Atlantic Coast Pipeline
The developers of the long-delayed, $8 billion Atlantic Coast Pipeline announced the cancellation...
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Equipment Malfunction Causes Early Morning Power Outages in Chapel Hill
Hundreds of Chapel Hill residents near Fordham Boulevard experienced a power outage in the early...
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Duke Energy Building Coal Ash Recycling Plant in Moncure
By Casey Mann, Chatham News + Record Staff Duke Energy is constructing a coal ash recycling unit...
Read MoreDuke Energy Agrees to Remove Coal Ash in North Carolina
The state of North Carolina says it has secured an agreement with Duke Energy to excavate nearly 80 million tons of coal ash at six facilities. The Department of Environmental Quality said in a Thursday press release that it...
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Regional Leaders Seek Solar Schools Partnership with Duke Energy
By Randall Rigsbee, Chatham News + Record Staff Local elected officials are calling on Duke...
Read MoreState Local Officials Push for Solar Power Partnership with Duke Energy
34 local elected officials recently wrote a letter to the CEO of Duke Energy seeking a partnership to install solar power and energy storage systems at North Carolina schools. Officials from school systems, counties and cities...
Read MoreDuke Energy Sued for 2014 Coal Ash Spill Environmental Harm
The federal, North Carolina and Virginia governments asked a court Thursday to declare the country’s largest electricity company liable for environmental damage from a leak five years ago that left miles of a river shared...
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