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Ej <br /> f< <br /> t <br /> '1 <br /> 6. <br /> G <br /> resources and information to take part in the decision - making process related to the <br /> development of transmission projects . We encourage Duke to incorporate equity and <br /> environmental justice considerations in the transmission planning process and ensure <br /> 4 <br /> historically underrepresented communities are included in this process . <br /> 7 . NCUC and Duke should ensure that the 2024 CPIRP builds upon the years of work <br /> stakeholders have invested into processes that led to the creation and passage of <br /> S . L . 2021 - 165/HB951 , and that there continues to be a robust and inclusive <br /> stakeholder engagement process throughout the implementation and evaluation of <br /> this and future versions of the Carbon Plan <br /> i <br /> Over the last several years , NC . local governments have been actively involved in utility planning <br /> processes at the NC Utilities Commission . The City of Asheville , Buncombe County , and the <br /> City of Charlotte formally intervened in the 2020 Integrated Resource Plan proceeding ( Docket <br /> No . E - 100 , Sub 165 ) , a first for local governments in the state . Twelve other North Carolina local <br /> governments and elected officials submitted written comments in this same integrated resource <br /> planning docket , including many of the undersigned . Local governments were also deeply <br /> engaged in the 2022 Carbon Plan proceeding , both as stakeholders in Duke ' s pre -filing <br /> stakeholder process , and as formal interveners and commenters - the City of Asheville , << <br /> Buncombe County , and the City of Charlotte all formally intervened , and eight other local <br /> governments submitted written comments . <br /> Local governments have also been active participants in numerous energy policy development <br /> processes at the state level . The City of Asheville , Town of Cary , City of Charlotte , City of <br /> Durham , Durham County , City of Greensboro , and City of Raleigh actively participated in the <br /> Clean Energy Plan stakeholder process in 2019 , with several local governments also <br /> contributing to the carbon reduction policy design and NC Energy Regulatory Process ( NERP ) <br /> stakeholder processes that followed . Involvement in current state initiatives , including EO 246 <br /> and IIJA funding implementation , remain priorities of the undersigned local governments . <br /> f <br /> Despite this robust engagement and interest in collaborating with Duke , the undersigned are <br /> unclear how local government feedback is being received and are concerned that the comments <br /> we have provided to date have been underutilized in developing the CPIRP . The undersigned <br /> local governments urge the NCUC to adopt a Carbon Plan that builds upon these collaborative <br /> processes and includes recommendations that were the result of the above energy policy and <br /> utility planning processes . The undersigned request that there be better integration of existing ' <br /> feedback from stakeholders into the 2024 CPIRP , including a record of where and how Duke <br /> and the NCUC integrate that feedback . This is a common best practice of local governments <br /> facilitating complex stakeholder engagement and planning processes . <br /> i" <br /> We have a history of partnering with Duke on energy programs that benefit our residents , <br /> businesses , and local government operations . We look forward to and are committed to working <br /> with Duke and the NCUC to enable the solutions outlined in this letter that we believe will <br /> accelerate a more affordable , clean , equitable , resilient , and reliable energy system . Through <br /> continued partnership , we can demonstrate to both North Carolinians and the nation what <br /> collaborative clean energy leadership looks like . <br /> 17 <br /> I <br />