Duke Energy makes pitch for new energy program
By John Murawski | Raleigh News & Observer
Duke Energy's chief executive, James Rogers, urged state regulators Monday to approve a conservation program that Rogers said could prevent the need to build costly new power plants.
Speaking before the North Carolina Utilities Commission in Raleigh, Rogers said Duke's Save-a-Watt proposal would be the most ambitious energy efficiency program in the nation.
"If our proposal is approved, we can begin to create a blueprint for a sustainable energy future," Rogers said. "Our company needs to more fully embrace energy efficiency and capitalize on energy efficiency as a zero-emissions fifth fuel."
Save-a-Watt is opposed by church groups, environmental organizations, consumer advocates, the City of Durham and Wal-Mart. Critics say the program would cost customers too much and deliver paltry results.
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