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Duke Energy joins other stakeholders in solar net metering agreement in South Carolina

Published on December 12, 2014

GREENVILLE, S.C. - The Office of Regulatory Staff (ORS) filed a comprehensive agreement Thursday with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) that spells out a balanced path for solar net metering in the state. The agreement is supported...

Duke Energy Carolinas' customers to see slight fuel charge increase

Published on October 3, 2014

GREENVILLE, S.C. -The Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) last week approved a settlement among Duke Energy Carolinas, the Office of Regulatory Staff and the S.C. Energy Users Committee (SCEUC) that will result in an increase in the ...

Duke Energy charts path forward for W.S. Lee Plant ash management

Published on September 23, 2014

COLUMBIA, S.C. -Duke Energy will excavate a portion of coal ash at the W.S. Lee Steam Station in Belton, S.C., while it continues engineering work on the rest of the site.The announcement was made today in a briefing before the Public Service ...

Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina to see slight increase in fuel rates

Published on July 1, 2014

GREENVILLE, S.C. -Higher fuel costs caused by the extreme weather conditions associated with this winters polar vortex contributed to a slight increase in the fuel component of rates for Duke Energy Progress customers in South Carolina.Residential ...

Duke Energy Carolinas to build natural gas plant in South Carolina

Published on May 16, 2014

GREENVILLE, S.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas announced today it will build and operate a 750-megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle plant at the existing Lee Steam Station site in Anderson County, S.C.The North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation ...

Duke Energy selects five South Carolina properties for potential industrial development

Published on April 23, 2014

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Duke Energy has selected five South Carolina properties for participation in its 2014 Site Readiness Program to prepare the properties for potential industrial development. The Site Readiness Program is the cornerstone of Duke...

Stakeholders sign hydro relicensing agreement in the Upstate

Published on November 20, 2013

SENECA, S.C. -After more than 12,000 hours of meetings and 3,000 lunches, the Keowee-Toxaway hydro relicensing stakeholder team members today signed an agreement that will bring a variety of water and recreational benefits to the region.The signing ...

Duke Energy Carolinas moves forward with possible new generation in South Carolina

Published on October 25, 2013

GREENVILLE, S.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas on Thursday filed an application for a Certificate of Environmental Compatibility and Public Convenience and Necessity (CECPCN) with the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC) seeking approval to ...

Duke Energy Carolinas to help prepare York, S.C., location for potential industrial development

Published on October 1, 2013

GREENVILLE, S.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas has selected a 162-acre site in York, S.C., to participate in the utility's 2013 Site Readiness Program to prepare the location for potential industrial development. Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program is ...

Duke Energy Carolinas to help prepare Anderson, S.C., location for potential industrial development

Published on October 1, 2013

GREENVILLE, S.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas has chosen a 48-acre site near Anderson, S.C., to participate in the utility's 2013 Site Readiness Program to prepare the location for potential industrial development. Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program is ...