Demand for power-hungry data centers has renewed interest in nuclear expansion. On an earnings call this week, Duke Energy said it had signed almost 1 gigawatt’s worth of data center projects in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 31, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has renewed the operating licenses for Duke Energy's Oconee Nuclear Stationfor an additional 20 years.

Duke Energy is joining a public-private coalition seeking an $800 million grant from the federal government to help build a small modular nuclear reactor in Tennessee, a project the North Carolina ...

Duke Energy is joining a public-private coalition seeking an $800 million grant from the federal government to help build a small modular nuclear reactor in Tennessee, a project the North Carolina ...

The recent cancellation of a next-generation nuclear reactor project in Idaho has prompted concern about the technology's future. But Duke Energy says the setback won't affect its plans in North ...

Meeting around-the-clock energy needs will likely require more nuclear, Bill Norton, a Duke spokesman, wrote in an email earlier this year. As the state’s regulated utility monopoly, it is up to ...

The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has renewed the operating license of Duke Energy's Oconee Nuclear Station, located in Seneca, South Carolina, for another 20 years. This extension allows the ...

Duke Energy CEO Lynn Good sees nuclear as a long-term option. "The small modular reactor is something we're spending time on, and you would expect us to.

It would also include extending the life of its nuclear fleet. Duke Energy’s goal is to reach net-zero emissions by 2050.

Duke Energy announced Friday plans to abandon construction of a nuclear station near Gaffney, S.C., and that it wants customers to pay about $636 million for the scrapped project.

Duke Energy Corp said on Thursday it will not proceed with a $24 billion nuclear power project in central Florida because of licensing delays and doubts about cost recovery, but may use the site ...

Duke could start charging customers for some of that now, regardless of whether it abandons the project or decides to continue. If included in this rate case those interest costs would total more ...