DUKE ENERGY BEGINS WORK ON 94 MW OF NEW SOLAR PROJECTS - On July 27, 2020, Duke Energy Corporation (“Duke Energy”) announced the commencement of construction on two new major utility-scale solar projects in western North...more
I know that you haven’t heard from me in a while. I’m sorry, and I feel guilty. ......I’m not ready to abdicate my position as the original NC Business Court blogger, so I’m back at it again. My reentry point is the...more
Tampa D Fluor Enterprises, Inc. v. Duke Energy Florida, LLC, No. 8:19-cv-00224, 2019 BL 135007, at *1 (M.D. Fla. Apr. 16, 2019) - On April 16, 2019, a Florida federal court dismissed without prejudice Fluor Enterprises’...more
Below are brief summaries of the agenda items for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s April 18, 2019 meeting, pursuant to the agenda as issued on April 11, 2019. Agenda items E-4 and C-4 have not been included due to...more
On Monday, the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality issued determinations with respect to six Duke Energy coal plants, requiring that Duke close coal combustion residual surface impoundments at the plants by...more
On June 25, 2018, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (the “Commission”) issued an order (the “Order”) approving Duke Energy’s revised pro forma power purchase agreement (“PPA”) for use in the first solicitation under...more
In September 2017, we reported on a Court of Appeals of North Carolina decision holding that entities installing solar panels on customer rooftops are “public utilities” under state law, at least if they retain ownership of...more
On April 4, 2018, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC’s and Duke Energy Progress, LLC’s (“Duke”) evaluation team (the “Evaluation Team”) and Accion Group, LLC, the Independent Administrator (“IA”) selected to conduct Duke’s...more
Are you planning to submit a renewable energy project under Duke Energy’s competitive procurement under Part II of H.B. 589? Duke Energy’s solicitation for 680 MW of renewable energy and capacity is expected to be released...more
On February 21, 2018, the North Carolina Utilities Commission (the “NCUC”) issued an order (the “Order”) approving, with numerous required modifications, the application of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“DEC”) and Duke Energy...more
Late last week, with only hours left for the Obama Administration, the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (DOJ) released one of the most remarkable gun-jumping enforcement actions in the more than 40-year history...more
The US Department of Justice has issued a memorandum to all of its prosecuting Divisions, directing changes to the principles applied by DOJ in prosecuting civilly or criminally individuals who engage in corporate misconduct....more