In Its New Carbon Plan, Duke Energy Gambles on Coal as a Shorter-Term Fix for Powering Data Centers

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By By Lisa SorgOct 2, 2025, 5:39 pm210 ptsTop
North Carolina’s largest utility cites the Trump administration’s rollback of air pollution regulations and increases in power demand as factors in its proposed fuel mix. By Lisa Sorg Duke Energy plans to burn coal for two to four years longer than previously estimated, which will result in millions of tons…

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