Source: Katherine Peralta, CHARLOTTE OBSERVER, 4/12/17

Charlotte-based Duke Energy said Wednesday it will spend $13 billion on a 10-year project that will “modernize” North Carolina’s electric system, resulting in lower bills, more jobs and fewer outages. The effort will generate nearly 14,000 jobs a year, Duke said in a statement. The project, called Power/Forward Carolinas, is intended to safeguard the electric system against storms and outages, growth...

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