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Bill to retire coal-fired plants gets initial NC House OK
GARY D. ROBERTSON, Associated Press
July 14, 2021
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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) Legislation that could shape North Carolina electricity production for decades received initial approval Wednesday by the state House, with the narrow majority rejecting arguments that the measure relies too much on natural gas or could send customer rates soaring.
Republicans pushing the bill shaped by Duke Energy, customer and business groups and renewable energy boosters have said it promotes an all-of-the-above energy strategy while reducing carbon dioxide emissions and keeping power reliable and affordable.
The anchor of the legislation, approved 58-50, is the early retirement of inefficient coal-fired power plants at five locations, to be phased out through the end of 2030. These and other alterations in the bill would contribute to a 62% reduction in power-sector greenhouse gas emissions in the state by the end of the
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