Duke Energy想让三家NC煤炭厂继续运作, Duke Energy wants to keep three NC coal plants running, citing weaker EPA rules and growing demand.

Duke Energy正试图推迟关闭北卡罗来纳州三家煤炭厂, Belews Creek可能一直运营到2040年, 引用环保局拟议规则的倒退可以减轻排放要求。 Duke Energy is seeking to delay retiring three North Carolina coal plants, with Belews Creek potentially operating until 2040, citing proposed EPA rule rollbacks that would ease emissions requirements. 电力公司说,放松监管、数据中心的电力需求增加和人口增长,并计划开发小型组合式核反应堆,作为延长期限的理由。 The utility says relaxed regulations, rising electricity demand from data centers and population growth, and plans to develop small modular nuclear reactors justify the extensions. 批评者,包括环境团体,认为这一举动拖延了清洁能源的进步,依赖未经证实的核技术,同时对经证实的太阳能和电池储存解决方案投资不足。 Critics, including environmental groups, argue the move delays clean energy progress and relies on unproven nuclear technology while underinvesting in proven solar and battery storage solutions.