Record #:

21840

Author(s):

Martin, Edward

Abstract:

On February 2, 2014, a storage pond at a retired Duke Energy coal-fired power plant in Eden poured over 2.35 million gallons of toxic water and about 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River. It was the third-largest coal-ash spill in the nation's history. Martin recounts events before and after the spill. A map locates the fourteen sites where Duke Energy stores 106 million tons of coal-ash; some plants are active and some are retired. Cleaning up the coal-ash ponds could cost customers over $1 billion.

Source:

Business North Carolina (NoCar HF 5001 B8x), Vol. 34 Issue 4, Apr 2014, p50-59, il, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Duke Energy Corp. (Durham); Coal-ash spills--Eden; Manmade disasters--Eden

Record #:

22262

Author(s):

Porter, Jane

Abstract:

Duke Energy has stated that it will pay for the coal ash spill into the Dan River at its site in Eden. However, its president and CEO have indicated that they expect consumers to pay for the cleanup of the other coal ash sites around the state which means that electric rates will rise. The price tag for this is between $2 and $10 billion. A concern is that many regulators who have the responsibility of answering that question of who pays have ties to the utility industry.

Source:

Indy Week (NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 31 Issue 18, Apr 2014, p15-17, il, por, map Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Duke Energy Corp. (Durham); Coal-ash spills--Eden; Manmade disasters--Eden; Coal-ash ponds--Cleanup of--Cost