What do record-setting heat waves, hurricane season and severe droughts all have in common?
They all create strain on the power grid, threaten reliability and drive up costs.
Duke Energy, which serves customers throughout the Carolinas, forecasts a demand increase eight times the pace of the prior 15 years due to economic development, population growth and electrification. Managing energy affordability and reliability will be a balancing act, and energy experts across the political spectrum recognize that no single resource will be a silver bullet…