Name: Duke Energy leaking pollutant at excessive rate
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Description: Duke Energy is one of the biggest electric power corporations in the nation. The company said old equipment is to blame for excessive emissions of a destructive greenhouse gas that it's leaking at five times the rate of other utilities.

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Duke Energy is one of the biggest electric power corporations in the nation. The company said old equipment is to blame for excessive emissions of a destructive greenhouse gas that it's leaking at five times the rate of other utilities.

<p>WRL. Climate change Reporter Liz Mclaughlin is here with us. Liz, our local utility is one of the biggest culprits polluting the atmosphere. That's right. Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power corporations in the nation. But it says old equipment is to blame for excessive emissions of a destructive greenhouse gas that's leaking five times at the rate of other utilities. It's a supercharged greenhouse gas. You've probably never heard of sulfur hexafluoride known as SF 61 of the most potent and longest lasting climate pollutants as these immortals. Some of these floor nated gasses will be there many millennia into the future. A single pound of SF six can heat the planet more than 25 £5,000 of carbon dioxide. Every bit of it that we put out is important because it's so incredibly powerful. A gas used by electric utilities to protect and insulate high voltage areas. But this is such an important gas that we use to provide safety on our system and to make sure the equipment operates the way it should. The problem is when it leaks from aging equipment. According to EPA Records, Duke energy has been the biggest leaker of any american utility for six of the last 11 years. In 2020 Duke energy leaked nearly 11 tons of SF six into the atmosphere from its electric substations in north and south Carolina alone. That's equivalent to the greenhouse gas pollution of nearly 60,000 cars. And so as we replace that 19 seventies vintage with newer equipment. We'll see that reduction happen. Duke Energy says it's currently upgrading equipment to control excessive leaks while it explores more climate friendly options for insulation, it only accounts for about 0.3% or 3/10 of 1% of our total greenhouse gas inventory. While the volume of gasses like CO. Two and methane are perhaps bigger priorities in the fight against climate change. Researchers say these gasses shouldn't be ignored because use is growing and they're essentially permanent additions to the atmosphere. He did not offer a concrete timeline for those equipment upgrades peer utilities have participated in the E. P. A. Is voluntary emissions reduction program for decades. Duke Energy has not but says it's re evaluating that decision a lot happening with Duke Energy Liz, thank you.</p>

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