What are North Carolina’s electric utilities planning?
North Carolina has two large investor-owned electric utilities, Duke Power and Progress Energy. Parts of the state are served by a third investor –owned utility, Dominion Power, and others by electric cooperatives or municipal electric corporations. The investor-owned utilities and the cooperatives are required to submit annual plans to the North Carolina Utilities Commission explaining how they plan to meet the state’s demand for electricity. If you’re a glutton for this sort of thing, you can browse the entire docket or read the specific submissions by Duke, Progress, Dominion, and the cooperatives-check out the bullets below. The materials filed so far skimp on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources, and emphasize construction of new plants. On January 24, Progress announced that it is considering building two new nuclear reactors at its existing Sharon Harris plant in Wake County. Click here for the story:[http://www.newsobserver.com/710/story/392027.
