https://www.dirtydukeenergy.com/home-4-12-21 daily 1.0 2022-05-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/62505b9d82a44d1dc612e2b2/1649435916738-8RNMKR1JZK5D6R23Z8OQ/unsplash-image-pwFr_1SUXRo.jpg Home 4.12.21 - THE REAL WAY TO A REAL CLEAN ENERGY FUTURE Making investments in clean energy now will reap enormous economic benefits for North Carolina. Wind and solar farms, for example, are the  cheapest forms of new power. That means that in many places,  it’s cheaper to build new renewables  than to run  existing coal-fired facilities or build out expensive and speculative small modular nuclear reactors or methane infrastructure that will soon be obsolete. Clean energy is already fueling the North Carolina economy. North Carolina is the second-biggest state in the country for solar power—representing almost $8 billion in investments and 7,000 permanent local jobs. Cheaper, cleaner energy means lower power bills, more good jobs, cleaner air, and no greenhouse gas emissions. All of those things help underserved communities the most because they are most burdened by high bills, power plant pollution, and carbon-created climate impacts. Only with an equitable clean energy portfolio will Duke be worthy of inclusion in an ESG investment portfolio. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1607694644871-IC85FNH781UNZSZEGHDR/Aro+Ha_0428.jpg Home 4.12.21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec321c2af33de48734cc929/1618497259178-6XJGK9GR6YAVBQL5L519/20140301_Trade-151_012-2.jpg Home 4.12.21