Duke Energy got a motley crew of protestors at its annual shareholder meeting, with environmentalist upset with coal and nuclear and the lo...
“We Need to Start Building New Nuclear”
From Duke Energy’s CEO Jim Rogers : "We do need to pause, we need to learn the lessons, we need to implement them," he said....
Duke Energy to Merge With Progress Energy
That’s the news. Here are some details : Duke's offer was a 6.4 percent premium over the last 20 trading days, the company said, a...
Nuclear Loan Guarantees Expand
The nuclear good news express has – seemingly – pulled into the station for an extended stay. We’ll see what we can do about reviving our n...
Duke Energy Submits COL Application
From Duke Energy : Duke Energy today submitted a combined construction and operating license (COL) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulator...
Defending Ex-Duke Power Executive Bill Coley
Today's edition of The Telegraph (U.K.) is featuring an interview with Bill Coley, CEO of British Energy . For the most part, it's...
Duke Energy Working to Make Way for New Nuclear
In a conference call detailing Duke Energy's latest quarterly performance, CEO Jim Rogers talked about some of the activities the compan...
Duke Energy Buys Southern Company Out of Lee Nuclear Power Project
Just off the wire : Duke Energy announced today that, subject to board approval, it intends to purchase Southern Company’s 500-megawatt inte...
Duke CEO Rogers: Without Nuclear, Congress Won't Reach Climate Change Goals
From the Charlotte Observer : Duke Energy Corp. Chief Executive Jim Rogers said environmentalists and Congress should support nuclear energy...
An Interview With Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers
He recently spoke to Amanda Griscom Little of Grist : Q. You've recently tried to define one approach via the U.S. Climate Action Partne...
DOE to Send Proposed Yucca Mountain Legislation to Congress
From a Department of Energy press release : Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman announced today he will send to the U.S. Congress a legisla...
Energy Diversity at Heart of Duke's Plan for North Carolina
In today's edition of the News and Observer , Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers lays out the rationale for his company...