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Clearwater council votes to withdraw from Duke Energy Clean Energy Connection program
Summary
The Clearwater City Council voted unanimously to withdraw from Duke Energy's Clean Energy Connection program, directing staff to set an exit date no later than September and citing poor returns for taxpayers and changes to the program's projected payback timeline.
The Clearwater City Council voted unanimously June 5 to withdraw from Duke Energy's Clean Energy Connection program, with council members directing staff to complete unenrollment no later than September.
Council members said the program's financial profile shifted since the city first joined in 2022. A council speaker described the revised projections as moving the program's breakeven point from five years to roughly 15 years and pushing full payback out…
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