Duke Energy Considers 2 New Large Gas-Fired Power Plants in NC

In January, MDN broke the news that Duke Energy is considering constructing a 1,360-megawatt natural gas power plant on 1,600 acres in Davidson County, North Carolina (see Duke Energy Considers 1,360-MW Gas Plant for Davidson County, NC). We were tipped off by the environmental left, which had discovered a transmission cluster study in Duke’s 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan that referenced the potential project. Antis peppered local officials with questions, which, in turn, put pressure on Duke to publicly confirm its interest. Except....Duke is interested in building *two* new 1,360-MW power plants. And there's a second potential location for one or both of the plants.

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