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 Article | 04.14.2026

NC Public Staff Finds Duke Is Jumping the Gun on Gas Buildout

The Public Staff finds that delaying gas plant construction would save ratepayers more than $1 billion over the next 10 years.

 Article | 04.10.2026

From Disaster Response to Resilient Power: Western North Carolina Microgrid Project Takes Shape

A $5 million project will install solar-plus-battery microgrids at up to 24 community hubs, helping food banks, churches, and fire stations stay powered during future disasters.

 Article | 04.09.2026

Fossil Fuels and Georgia Power Bills

Fossil fuels are already impacting electric bills, as evidenced by Georgia Power asking the Georgia Commission to adjust bills for its fuel cost pass-through and to pay for the cost of the damage...

 Article | 03.31.2026

Experts Agree: Duke Energy’s Proposed IRP is Backward and Risks Higher Bills

Duke Energy filed its proposed Integrated Resource Plan in North Carolina last October. In response to what we believe is a poorly designed plan, SACE filed three expert testimonies explaining how...

 Article | 03.31.2026

Fossil Fuels Let Us Down Again

It's time to stop warring with each other over fossil fuels that belong to the past, because no one can embargo the sun.

 Article | 03.23.2026

The War in the Middle East Hasn’t Affected Methane Gas Prices. So What Does?

Methane gas prices are influenced by a myriad of issues – foreign and domestic, shorter-term and long-term – that converge uniquely at every moment, from weather to data centers.

 Article | 03.02.2026

Understanding Your Electric Bill: Why Rates Are Surging and What You Can Do

Confused by your rising electric bill? We break down every charge, explain why rates are climbing, and show you how to fight back.

 Article | 02.27.2026

Delusion gets a trophy. You get the bill.

While the White House calls coal "affordable, beautiful, and clean," energy bills for families across the Southeast continue to skyrocket.

 Article | 02.16.2026

A Duke Energy Growth Spurt? Last Time, It Didn’t Go So Well

Duke Energy: Overbuilding Like It's 1979

 Article | 02.12.2026

The “Ministry of Truth” Has Spoken

How Trump, EPA, Peabody Energy, and a compliant TVA Board declared war on reality and are going to stick you with the bill