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" I believe that nuclear needs to be a part of the solution if the U.S. really wants to be aggressive about reducing carbon. "

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" We support regional generation, particularly for nuclear. It's just a large investment. We think it's something a community comes around to make those investments work, and South Carolina is very committed to nuclear generation. "

" The regulations keep on coming. And we are trying to make decisions that we will be happy with for decades. "

" Over the long term, we should develop and implement new technologies to capture and store coal's carbon emissions. We also must make our electric grid more resilient. "

" 2013 was a year of great accomplishment for Duke: our first full year as a combined company. "

" Leadership is a journey - you never arrive. "

" The enthusiasm around carbon capture and sequestration was probably greater before the shale-gas discovery and the low prices were so prevalent. "

" There are no coal plants on the drawing board for Duke, which leaves us with gas, renewables, and nuclear. "

" You move an organization when they understand where you want them to go. "

" You were in the midst of a chaotic, unfair, didn't-know-how-it-was-going-to-end story, and the only thing you could do was... keep moving. "

" If we just isolate distributed solar all by itself, it does not work without the utility around it. And so the utility needs to be paid for the services it provides. "

" There's nothing about Lynn Good at age 30 or age 35 that would have said, 'I am setting my sights on being a CEO.' "

" I'll be the first one to tell you I burn coal... That fossil generation and the nuclear generation, frankly, is necessary in order for me to provide power. "

" When you're in a crisis, there's really no playbook. "

" Volatility is not something that is a great fit for Duke if you look at the level of dividend we pay. "

" I will work to ensure Duke Energy is positioned to continue its track record of outstanding customer service and operational and financial excellence. "

" We are setting a new standard for coal ash management and implementing smart, sustainable solutions for all of our ash basins. "

" I actually had someone say to me, 'Lynn, you're going to have very good days, and you're going to have very bad days. But It's rare that things are as good as they look, and it's rare that things are as bad as they seem.' So having perspective, and challenging perspective, is important to making good decisions. "

" All options to produce, transmit, and store electricity should be considered, driven by clear price signals and constructive government policy. "

" If we are not more efficient, we put ourselves in a position where prices need to rise or profits deteriorate in a way that makes us less attractive to investors. "

" We don't believe carbon capture is a proven, scalable, commercially available technology. "

" The closing of ash basins is really part of decommissioning a coal plant. "

" Leaders play a unique role in periods of crisis and chaos. Because if you don't, you're not going to harness the power of all the people behind you. "

" Anytime we make additional investment in a coal plant, we are really challenging whether that investment is economic. "

" There weren't many women ahead of me. "

" I think we'll still be operating coal in 2030. Whether we will be in 2040, I think, is a question, or in 2050. "

" I had never seen a computer when I went to college. "

" I don't see a sea change by 2020, but I see migration in the direction of modernization and more flexibility in the generating system going forward. "

" More than 40 percent of the electricity we generated in the Carolinas in 2015 was from carbon-free sources. "