Duke Energy to Terminate North Carolina Offshore Wind Lease

June 29 (Reuters) – Duke Energy (DUK.N) ‌will end its offshore wind lease in the Carolina Long Bay area as part of ​a settlement agreement with the U.S. ​Department of the Interior, the department ⁠said on Monday, in the ​latest move by U.S. President Donald ​Trump to shift investments away from the renewable power source.

President Donald Trump’s administration has ​reached deals with multiple power ​companies this year to terminate offshore wind ‌leases ⁠in exchange for pledged investments in fossil fuel-fired electricity.

Under the latest agreement, Duke will reinvest nearly $129 million ​in additional ​electric ⁠power capacity in the Carolinas. Duke, in the same ​statement, said it is considering ​investments ⁠in nuclear power, which is virtually emissions-free, and power from natural ⁠gas, ​a fossil fuel, along ​with grid investments.

Reporting by Pooja Menon in Bengaluru ​and Laila Kearney in New York

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