The state’s top utility regulator issued a surprise directive to halt Duke Energy’s solar investments for the year. Industry advocates are petitioning to…

Cheapest way to generate electricity. So of course industry is opposed

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    Because the freezing of solar contracts this year could upend Duke’s long-term plan to transition to carbon-free resources, critics of the order are asking for an expedited ruling on their reconsideration petition by May 19. The carbon-reduction plan is still pending with regulators.

    “Any kind of reconsideration should happen quickly,” said Mikaela Curry, a North Carolina–based Beyond Coal campaign manager with Sierra Club, one of the groups protesting the order. ​“If this gets dragged out and delayed, it still could have the same impact.”