Duke Energy rejected hedge fund Elliott Management’s proposal to break up the company into three regionally focused, publicly traded utilities.

The momentum of the post-COVID-19 recovery and Duke’s progress to a net-zero system by 2050 were key themes in the company’s first-quarter earnings call.

The Duke Energy Accountability Coalition has called for shareholders to vote CEO Lynn Good off the company’s board of directors during its annual meeting.

N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper signed on to a letter to President Biden, urging “all new passenger cars and light-duty trucks sold are zero-emission no later than 2035.”

The North Carolina Senate has begun the confirmation process for Dionne Delli-Gatti, nominee for secretary of the Department of Environmental Quality.

The Department of Energy announced that it will work with 11 remote and island communities to strengthen energy infrastructure and reduce outage risks.

The N.C. Utilities Commission heard from locals dissatisfied with Duke Energy's IRPs, which include adding thousands of megawatts of natural gas resources.

The North Carolina Utilities Commission, Duke Energy and other DER stakeholders are working on implementing IEEE 1547-2018.

Two bills would move North Carolina toward reaching net zero by 2050, a third would repeal the state's Renewable Energy Portfolio Standard.

Environmental advocates say North Carolina's upcoming decision on joining the RGGI could be critical to its efforts to cut carbon emissions 70% by 2030.