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Domino effect of a quashed Duke-Progress merger would be huge

What happens to Red Hat if the merger is denied? What happens to hundreds of employees who are expecting to take buyouts? What happens to Raleigh's corporate real estate market?

Duke, Progress promise savings pass-through after merger

Duke Energy and Progress Energy said Friday that they had an agreement with the state Utilities Commission's Public Staff about the companies proposed merger and will maintain community support and pass savings on to customers.

Test driving Chevy's hybrid Volt - It's a real car, but ...

Opinion: The Volt seems to work well, but with a $40,000 price tag, it still feels more like a proof of concept than a practical choice for most people, writes WRAL's Brian Shrader.

The Chevrolet Volt

Raleigh hosts electric, hybrid vehicle conference through Thursday

Plug-In 2011 conference to showcase the future of plug-in hybrid and electric transportation.

Progress Energy wants more solar power providers

The utility company is looking to add new sources for its electrical grid in order to meet law requiring more power from renewable sources.

Fowl power: Progress Energy to produce power from poultry waste

The state's first poultry-to-biogas facility will be built in Biscoe. Progress will work with a Florida firm on the project.

Progress Energy picks IBM to spearhead smart grid project

The Raleigh-based utility is receiving $200 million in federal funding to help finance the $520 million project.

NCSU economist: A Duke-Progress deal makes sense

The merger between Duke Energy and Progress Energy would help the utility giants deal with major challenges and might mean lower rates for consumers, says NCSU's Michael Walden. Will "green" projects get a boost?

Progress Energy teams with Chevrolet for ‘Volt’ demonstration

Test drives in the electric-power vehicle will be available in Raleigh on Nov. 1. Progress also will obtain 12 Volts next year.

The Chevrolet Volt

Raleigh to host plug-in, hybrid, electric transport conference

The Electric Power Research Institute picks Raleigh as site of its fourth “Plug-In” event in July 2011. It will be the first event for the group outside Silicon Valley.

Pig power short circuit: N.C. swine lagoons aren’t turning into a power source

In the three years since a voluntary, pilot program started, no registered swine farms have produced electricity.

N.C.'s pigs aren't yet generating power

Progress Energy to invest $300,000 in UNC-CH offshore wind study

The Raleigh-based utility is matching a $300,000 federal energy grant to help fund the $1 million project. Duke Energy is already working with UNC on a pilot project in Pamlico Sound.

STEM education goes beyond the classroom in N.C.

STEM News: North Carolina’s workforce requires an educated and qualified pipeline of employees. Businesses throughout the state are helping advance STEM education by offering students valuable opportunities in a real-world environment.

Progress goes more 'green,' to shut down more coal-fired power plants

Raleigh-based utility to close coal plants that don’t have ‘scrubbers’ for emission controls by 2017. Progress also says it plans to build more natural-gas fired facilities.

SAS to light up another solar power plant at Cary campus

Project will provide electricity for more than 200 homes. Progress Energy will purchase the power.