Client: Sierra Club
Authors: Tyler Comings, Joshua R. Castigliego, and Jordan Burt
January 2025
Principal Economist Tyler Comings, Senior Researcher Joshua Castigliego, and Researcher Jordan Burt co-wrote comments on the Duke Energy Kentucky 2024 Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). The comments focused on the utility's decision to co-fire a coal unit (East Bend Unit 2) with natural gas. We found that full conversion of the unit to gas was more cost-effective and reduced regulatory risk.