Duke Energy would be allowed to avoid a fast-approaching climate change goal and charge North Carolina customers now for future power plants under the terms of a bill on the way to Gov. Josh Stein.

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

Monday, Republican senators introduced a bill entitled “Energy Security and Affordability Act,” SB 261, which would repeal state requirements for Duke Energy to meet carbon reduction by 2030.

CHARLOTTE — Duke Energy will not meet North Carolina carbon emissions goals by 2030, according to a recent filing. READ MORE: Duke Energy’s Bad Creek hydro plant just got 25% bigger.

The current state law requires Duke Energy to reduce carbon emissions by 70% of 2005 levels by 2030.

Duke Energy needs to find ways to cut its carbon dioxide emissions to meet the requirements of a 2021 state law. Pictured is the Duke Energy’s Shearon Harris nuclear power plant in New Hill ...

Duke Energy filed the proposal, which recommends a pathway to reducing carbon emissions 70% by 2035. The plan also offers two other pathways to hit that reduction target by 2030 and 2033 ...

Duke Energy agreed in 2021 to cut its carbon emissions by 70 percent by 2030. However, now they say they can't meet that plan.

North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein has vetoed a bill that would repeal an interim greenhouse gas reduction mandate for power ...

A state law passed in 2021 requires Duke Energy to eliminate 70% of its 2005 carbon dioxide emissions by 2025 unless the N.C. Utilities Commission approves certain exemptions. The law also ...

But after a bill for nearly $500 in January of last year, she decided to take action. Oppenheimer, 74, did everything Duke Energy recommended to bring down her costs in her 1,500-square-foot house.

A state law passed in 2021 requires Duke Energy to eliminate 70% of its 2005 carbon dioxide emissions by 2025 unless the N.C. Utilities Commission approves certain exemptions. The law also requires ...