Month: May 2025
Bill to shield North Carolinians from paying for utility political costs fails to advance
Last week North Carolina Democrats held a “bill funeral” in Raleigh for proposals Republican leadership refused to advance, including a bill that would have stopped Duke Energy and other utilities...
Ameren shareholders reject anti-greenwashing proposal
The provision would have required independent verification of the utility’s climate goals
Donald van der Vaart: North Carolina Utilities Commission nominee has history of controversy, potential conflicts
North Carolina lawmakers this week will begin considering the nomination to the North Carolina Utilities Commission of Donald van der Vaart, whose wife’s work would present potential conflicts of interest...
Evergy leans into fossil fuels as it backtracks on climate commitments
Kansas City-based Evergy this month signaled plans to delay the retirement of its coal plants, increase planned methane gas generation, and reduce and delay new renewable energy generation, raising questions...