The ITC will submit formal recommendations to the White House by November, after which President Trump has two months to decide on a final policy.

North Carolina joins more than a dozen other states committed to the agreement, but there are limits to what can be accomplished without federal efforts as well.

More than 17,000 member-owners of the Valley Electric Association are receiving checks of nearly $600 for the sale of the 230-kV lines.

The environmental group announced this week it intends to file legal action in Kentucky to compel Duke to disclose critical information to communities near coal ash ponds.

Returns on pipelines can be 40% higher than on other utility projects, a new report from Oil Change International notes.