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Video: Duke Energy’s early Christmas present from North Carolina Republicans

By Billy Ball

April 28, 2025

Senior Editor Billy Ball takes a look at a new Republican proposal letting Duke Energy off the hook for its carbon emission goals. It was filed by a former Duke executive who was literally still getting paid by the energy company.

How is this even legal, North Carolina?
Senior Editor Billy Ball takes a look at a new Republican proposal letting Duke Energy off the hook for its carbon emission goals. The bill, which passed the state Senate and is awaiting action in the state House, was sponsored by a former Duke Energy executive who’s still been getting paid by the utility giant, which has a monopoly in North Carolina.
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    Billy Ball is Cardinal & Pine's senior community editor. He’s covered local, state and national politics, government, education, criminal justice, the environment and immigration in North Carolina for almost two decades, winning state, regional and national awards for his reporting and commentary. He's also the founder of The Living South, a journalism project about the most interesting people in the American South. Send all story tips to [email protected] and sign up for his newsletter here.

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