We’ve been working with our customer groups to explore waysto provide more renewable energy options,” says Paul Newton, Duke Energypresident – North Carolina. “We are pleased to offer a new program that, ifapproved, may help to promote economic development and growth of renewableenergy in the region, and help our customers achieve their sustainabilitygoals.”

Duke filed the experimental programme, which would notaffect other ratepayers, on Friday to the North Carolina Utilities Commission.Green