Dive Brief:

• Duke Energy is not on the renewable power bandwagon, having told state regulators in North Carolina that it only plans to boost the use of renewables from 1% in 2014 to 3% in 2028.
• Nuclear power will provide 50% of its power and natural gas and energy efficiency will play a growing role. “We look for the most affordable way we can to provide increasingly clean electricity and reliable electricity to our customers,” says Duke Energy spokeswoman Lisa Parrish.
• North Carolina's renewable and energy efficiency portfolio standard requires 3% of retail sales to come from renewables or efficiency in 2014, rising to 12.5% in 2021.

Here's a graphic depicting Duke's plan for its electricity mix. Click to enlarge.

Dive Insight:

Duke plans to double down on energy efficiency programs to help meet the standard and also to purchase renewable energy from merchant generators and renewable energy credits from out-of-state generators.