Minority firms got 1 pct of $1B Duke Energy coal ash work

Minority firms got 1 pct of $1B Duke Energy coal ash work | iNFOnews.ca
FILE - In this Nov. 14, 2017 file photo, crews with Duke Energy continue to remove coal ash from the old coal ponds at the Sutton Plant, in Wilmington, N.C. Duke Energy Corp., the country’s largest electric company, was ordered Monday, April 1, 2019 to excavate coal ash from all of its North Carolina power plant sites, slashing the risk of toxic chemicals leaking into water supplies but potentially adding billions of dollars to the costs consumers pay. (Ken Blevins /The Star-News via AP, File)

RALEIGH, N.C. – Duke Energy Corp. is making changes that could make it easier for black, female and other minority-owned construction and hauling firms to compete for work on its multibillion-dollar project to excavate and close coal-ash storage pits.

Under pressure from its state regulator, the giant U.S. electricity company announced last week that it will double the weight it places on diverse and local suppliers landing contracts.

The move comes after the utility said in regulatory filings that only about 1 per cent of the more than $1 billion it has spent on fixing its coal-ash problems in North Carolina went to its top 10 contractors owned by women, veterans or minorities.

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