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Authorize the Chair (or designee) to sign on behalf of the County as supporting the Local Government Comment Letter Regarding the Duke Energy Carbon Plan-Integrated Resource Plan (Docket No. E-100 Sub 207)
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Date of BOCC Meeting: March 9, 2026
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The Board is requested to authorize the Chair or the Board of Commissioners or designee to sign on to the local government comment letter regarding the Duke Energy Carbon Plan - Integrated Resource Plan (Docket No. E-100 Sub 207).
Every two years Duke Energy submits a Carbon Plan -Integrated Resource Plan (CPIRP) to communicate strategies for delivering reliable electricity at the lowest cost across a 10-20-year horizon while meeting the legislatively mandated 2050 carbon neutrality goal. The CPIRP models potential pathways for Duke to provide affordable, reliable electricity and opportunities to accelerate renewable energy deployment, lower carbon fuels, and energy efficiency. There is a review process that includes opportunities for stakeholders to provide input into the plan. This review process is an opportunity for Durham County to join with other North Carolina communities to share our climate action goals and communicate how the CPIRP can best support them.
This is the third Carbon Plan that has been published since Durham County adopted a 100% clean, renewable energy goal in November 2018. Section 3 of that resolution commits the county to work with Duke Energy, the Public Utilities Commission, and others to aggressively increase renewable energy in the grid to help us meet our goals. Commenting on the CPIRP through this process is in line with that directive by taking advantage of an opportunity to advocate for bringing more renewable energy to our electricity grid. Durham County has provided written comments to the previous plans through the public process.
The County Sustainability Office worked with other NC local governments to craft a joint...
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