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Continuing its efforts to grow renewable energy in North Carolina, Duke Energy Sustainable Solutions, a nonregulated commercial brand of Duke Energy, recently began commercial operation of two major solar facilities in the state.

Duke Energy has filed an agreement with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) that will align solar adopter compensation to utility system benefits and create long-term stability for the residential solar industry in North Carolina.

Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the 16th consecutive year as the company leads one of the largest clean energy transformations in the country.

The Duke Energy Foundation recently awarded $425,000 in Florida to fund environmental programs, provide equity of access to science education and help create biodiversity across the state.

In collaboration with Hernando County, Duke Energy, Coastal Conservation Association (CCA) Florida and Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC) have released about 20,000 hatchery-reared spotted seatrout at Alfred McKethan/Pine Island Park.

North Carolina regulators recently approved Duke Energy’s 5-megawatt solar project in Buncombe County – the company’s first that will be located on a retired county landfill.

By the end of this decade, renewables will make up a large portion of the company’s generation mix as Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) looks to triple the amount of renewable energy it produces from company power plants and dramatically reduce carbon emissions.

In a milestone settlement that resolves the last remaining major issues on coal ash management in North Carolina, the North Carolina Attorney General, North Carolina Public Staff, Sierra Club and Duke Energy have reached an agreement on costs related to coal ash management and safe basin closure.

Duke Energy issued a statement in response to today’s ruling by the North Carolina Supreme Court in a case regarding a 2018 North Carolina Utilities Commission order that had addressed costs associated with coal ash management and safe basin closure.

Duke Energy today announced several executive changes, including a newly formed chief generation officer role, to further drive the company’s ambitious strategy to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.