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North Carolina is getting ready to overhaul how owners of residential rooftop solar panels get paid, including reducing what Duke Energy pays for excess electricity sent to the grid. But it won't happen as soon as expected.

Rules will change this summer for Duke Energy customers who install rooftop solar panels in North Carolina. Some industry experts worry new lower payments and a more complicated system could slow solar's growth.

Rules will change this summer for Duke Energy customers who install rooftop solar panels in North Carolina. Some industry experts worry new lower payments and a more complicated system could slow solar's growth.

A group of 45 scientists, including some who formerly worked for the EPA, is urging North Carolina officials not to approve Duke Energy's plan to build more gas-fired power plants. Duke wants to expand its use of natural gas as part of a plan to reduce and eventually eliminate carbon emissions by 2050.

Businesses, consumers and environmental groups are criticizing Duke Energy's proposed plan to reduce carbon from energy generation in North Carolina.

Duke Energy has reached an agreement with several North Carolina solar installers who objected to the company's proposed changes in rooftop solar rules and incentives.