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Duke Energy Submits Early Site Permit Application to NRC for New Nuclear Reactors in North Carolina

LCG, December 30, 2025--Duke Energy announced today its submission of an early site permit (ESP) application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The site is near the Belews Creek Steam Station in Stokes County, North Carolina. The submittal follows two years of work at the site, and the announcement states that the submittal is part of Duke Energy's strategic, on-going commitment to evaluate new nuclear generation options to reliably meet the growing electricity needs of its customers while reducing costs and risks.

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The NRC Issues Summary of 2025 Successes

LCG, December 29, 2025--The Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) today issued a summary of its 2025 accomplishments to highlight its commitment to "enabling the safe and secure use of civilian nuclear energy and radioactive materials through efficient and reliable licensing, oversight, and regulation to benefit society and the environment."

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Construction Begins on Enel's 300-MW Rock Creek Wind Project in Missouri

LCG, October 19, 2016--Enel Green Power North America, Inc. (EGPNA) recently announced that it has started construction of the Rock Creek Wind Farm in Atchison County, Missouri. The project will have an installed electric generating capacity of 300 MW, and it is estimated that it will generate 1,250 GWh annually. The project is owned by EGPNA subsidiary Rock Creek Wind Project, LLC.

Enel will be investing approximately $500 million in the project, which is scheduled to be in service by the end of 2017. The energy and renewable energy credits generated by the facility will be sold under two separate bundled, long-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Kansas City Power & Light (KCP&L) and KCP&L Greater Missouri Operations Company (GMO).

The Head of the North America Area for the Enel Group's Global Renewable Energies Division, Enel Green Power stated, "The start of construction of yet another wind project in the U.S. further solidifies our strong investment and growth in the U.S. market. Enel is thrilled to be contributing to Missouri's growing wind economy and we look forward to building, owning and operating a wind project that will be a catalyst for creating jobs and delivering significant economic benefits to the local community."

EGPNA now operates in the U.S. and Canada a total installed capacity of over 2.5 GW, of which 2,090 MW comes from wind, 316 MW from hydro, 72 MW from geothermal and 29 MW from solar.
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