Environmental groups say TVA is blocking them from meaningful participation at quarterly board meetings as they call for brisker decarbonization plans.

Opponents of the proposed Southeast Energy Exchange Market renewed calls for a technical conference on energy market policy in the Southeast.

Backed by state leaders, Charlotte, N.C.-based Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK) on Monday rejected hedge fund Elliott Management’s proposal to break up the company into three regionally focused, publicly traded utilities. Elliott — whose management of funds invested in Duke make it one of the company’s top 10 investors, it claims —...

The growing momentum of the post-COVID-19 economic recovery and Duke Energy’s progress toward a net-zero system by 2050 were key themes in the company’s first-quarter earnings call on Monday. The COVID-19 migration of remote workers from major coastal cities to smaller cities and rural areas has been a boon for...

Virginia sold $43.6 million in carbon dioxide allowances in its first Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) auction since joining the cap-and-invest program in January. "Virginia’s participation in RGGI signals our commitment to addressing climate change while creating economic and health benefits for communities across the commonwealth," David Paylor, director of...

Utility disregard and an absence of state policy is holding back energy efficiency in the Southeastern U.S., the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE) said this week. The advocacy group released its third annual "Energy Efficiency in the Southeast" report and hosted a webinar with its policy analysts Wednesday to...

The governors of Maryland, North Carolina and Virginia said Thursday they will collaborate to promote their states as a hub for the offshore wind industry. The Southeast and Mid-Atlantic Regional Transformative Partnership for Offshore Wind Energy Resources (SMART-POWER) will seek to increase regulatory certainty, encourage manufacturing of components, reduce project...

Utilities and cooperatives in the Southeast have been meeting for months on a plan to create a regional 15-minute energy market, officials confirmed Wednesday. The talks, led by Southern Co. and Duke Energy, were largely secret until Monday, when the initiative was mentioned at a meeting of stakeholders working on...

By Michael Brooks The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals on Friday denied a petition by North Carolina to overturn several FERC decisions that kept the state from acquiring the system of dams on the Yadkin River (17-1243). The state has been seeking the four dams collectively known as Yadkin Hydroelectric...