Correction: Coal Ash-Duke Energy story
RALEIGH, N.C. — In a story Dec. 7 about Duke Energy weighing compensation for neighbors living near coal ash pits, The Associated Press reported erroneously that the compensation costs will be passed along to power consumers. Costs will be borne by shareholders. A headline reported erroneously that Duke Energy was negotiating compensation. The company is internally considering compensation offers.
A corrected version of the story is below:
Duke Energy discussing compensation for coal ash neighbors
Duke Energy will offer compensation for neighbors of coal ash pits facing depressed property values or a future with municipal water bills as a result of feared groundwater pollution
By EMERY P.