Wilmington sustainability committee weighs SSDN comment letter on Duke Energy carbon plan

Members of Wilmington's sustainability committee met to review a draft public comment letter from the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network (SSDN) addressing Duke Energy's proposed carbon plan. David (staff member) presented the draft as an initial statewide template intended to reflect local governments' concerns and to be refined before being presented to city leadership. "This is kind of the initial draft that the SSDN working group has put together as a starting point," David said.

Committee members front‑loaded concerns about affordability and reliability. David and others said the letter should emphasize how projected electricity rate increases could affect residents and municipal operations. "Number 1 being, you know, affordability," David said, arguing that utility costs matter for…