Overview

• The plan adds five combined-cycle gas plants and seven combustion turbines to serve load growth Duke says is eight times the prior 15 years.
• Coal retirements would be delayed two to four years at Belews Creek, Cliffside and Marshall to preserve capacity.
• Duke broadens nuclear options to include SMRs at Belews Creek or a large light‑water reactor in Cherokee County, targeting 2037 service.
• Wind is deemed not economically viable for customers through 2040, with a reassessment promised in two years.
• Solar targets shift to 4,000 MW by 2034 and battery storage to 5,600 MW, as the filing responds to SB 266 and moves to 2026 regulatory hearings.