A chat with Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers

From this post:

DR: If you could speculate, completely blue-sky, what do you think Duke's generation portfolio is going to look like in 2050?

JR: Ooh, that's a tough question. [pauses] About 25 percent of our generation comes from nuclear today. I think it'll be more like 35 to 45. I think solar, which is zero today, will be 5, 10 percent. I think we'll have a mix of gas and coal gasification with sequestration.

DR: Still about 50 percent?

JR: No, I think it'll probably be more like 40 percent. Today [coal] is 70. We did a 2050 scenario, and by then we'll have retired every plant except two.