Delegates asked critical questions about legislation focused on coal-fired power plant capacity and how costs for rate payers could be affected. The main point of contention is a goal for coal-fired ...

Duke Energy’s nuclear fleet has secured a new reliability record in 2025, providing communities across the Carolinas with power. Steady, predictable output from nuclear units help strengthen grid ...

For the first time on record, the average capacity factor of natural gas-fired, combined-cycle power plants in the United States exceeded that of coal-fired power plants in 2015, according to a report ...

On April 25, 2024, the EPA announced, as part of a suite of four rules for fossil fuel-fired power plants, its final greenhouse gas (GHG) standards for power plants—imposing stringent new requirements ...

SEOUL, Jan. 13 (Yonhap) -- The state-run Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co. (KHNP) plans to boost the use of its nuclear power plants to the highest level in 15 years as part of efforts to lower ...

Combined-cycle power plant in Asheville, North Carolina. Photo courtesy of Duke Energy. By Brian King, Burns & McDonnell The energy landscape is undergoing a seismic shift, driven by federal ...

Two unique power plants with high-capacity factors, one using wind and the other using solar, are set to come online in the United States. The facilities are designed to maximize the value of their ...