Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Duke Energy Progress
Current Parent Company:
Duke Energy
Penalty:
$25,116,883
Year:
2015
Date:
March 10, 2015
Offense Group:
environment-related offenses
Primary Offense:
environmental violation
Violation Description:
The North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources fined Duke Energy Progress $25.1 million for groundwater contamination from coal ash at the Sutton Plant near Wilmington.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
North Carolina
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
North Carolina
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
utilities and power generation
Specific Industry of Parent:
utilities
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
