Energy Justice for All
A Clean Energy Future for Every Community.
As North Carolina strives for a clean energy future to cut carbon emissions, we must not forget the environmental and climate justice communities that are bearing the brunt of pollution.
In the U.S., about 80% of Black communities live close to power plants, a legacy of redlining and gentrification. These neighborhoods often suffer the most from harmful emissions caused by our excessive energy consumption.
For North Carolina to truly achieve a clean energy future, we need to prioritize the cleanup and revitalization of the most contaminated areas, keep energy bills affordable for every day folks and ensure that old infrastructure in these communities are updated to cut down extended outage times.
It's time to ensure that everyone benefits from clean air, a healthier environment and affordable energy.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy, is a corporation found responsible for much of the dirty energy from plant operations in impacted environmental justice communities.
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The state of North Carolina's foremost commission in charge of regulating energy corporations in our state is the NC Utilities Commission.
They have the power to regulate Duke Energy.
By law (HB 951), Duke Energy has to create a new plan every two years to reduce carbon emissions. This plan needs to ensure that energy is both affordable and reliable while cutting carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from their power plants by seventy percent (70%) compared to 2005 levels by 2030.
The ultimate goal is to achieve carbon neutrality by the year 2050, meaning they won’t be releasing more carbon emissions than they can offset.​
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However, the communities with the most pollution are not being explicitly prioritized in the clean up or to ensure energy costs stay affordable. But in order to clean up the state, we have to clean up the areas with the dirtiest pollution, thanks to bad corporate actors like Duke Energy.
Tell the NC Utilities Commission to Make Duke Energy
Put People Over Profits!
Please make your voice heard. Contact the Utilities Commission by calling 866-380-9816 or by submitting written comments here, docket number: E 100 Sub 190 / E 100 Sub 190 CS