Business and non-profit energy users in North Carolina are eligible for solar rebates through a new program from Duke Energy. The $62 million solar rebate program – which will help customers with the upfront cost of installing solar panels on their properties – has been approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission.
A newly completed swine waste-to-energy project in North Carolina is producing pipeline quality biogas from hog farms — and using that to generate electricity for Duke Energy customers.
Drones used to be on the futuristic wish list of energy management tools a few years ago. But now real-life commercial drone deployments are picking up, and not just for inspections. Duke Energy reported this week that the company’s drone team used the drones to … Read more…
Duke Energy submitted a request to North Carolina regulators asking for a hike in electricity rates on Friday. If approved, commercial and industrial customers would see an average increase in rates of 10.9%, The Charlotte Observer reported. More than half of the increase would go … Read more…
The advent of electric vehicles (EVs) is a big deal to energy managers because they will be tasked with supplying electricity to units on their premises. Such stations are becoming more common. For instance, Duke Energy, under its “EV Charging Infrastructure Project,” will install more than … Read more…
If an application filed this week is approved, a $55 million, 21 MW CHP project on the Duke University campus will increase energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions by 25 percent.
The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) approved (Docket Nos.E-2, SUB 1095, E-7, SUB 1100, and G-9, SUB 682) Duke Energy’s acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas on September 29 – providing the final regulatory authorization needed to close the transaction on October 3.
Everyone already knows the big news this week was that Tesla Motors will buy SolarCity Corp. for $2.6 billion — a move that helps Tesla improve its economies of scale when it comes to manufacturing battery storage for both cars and energy. It’s a move that, generally, has positive implications for the development of battery storage across the board.
More than two years into its smart meter rollout in North Carolina, Duke Energy is proposing (Docket No. E-7, Sub 1115) a one-time opt-out fee of $150 to customers who prefer either to stay with their legacy equipment or have the older one-way meters reinstalled.
Duke Energy and Duke University have agreed to a contract under which a 21 MW natural gas fed combined heat and power (CHP) plant will be built on the university’s campus. The 35-year agreement must be approved by the North Carolina Utilities Commission. If it is … Read more…
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