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Duke Energy working through public comments on Foothills Transmission Line; project update planned for early November

Published on October 8, 2015

In order to carefully consider the thousands of comments related to the siting of the proposed 230-kilovolt Foothills Transmission Line and Campobello substation, Duke Energy is extending its review process until early November.

Relief efforts in the Carolinas get boost with $100,000 donation from Duke Energy

Published on October 7, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today announced a $100,000 donation to the American Red Cross to assist with the relief efforts in South Carolina and North Carolina due to the devastating effects of the recent storm. The donation includes $80,000 to the ...

Historic Cliffside powerhouse imploded as part of Duke Energy's modernization effort

Published on October 6, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -As Duke Energy demolished one of the last vestiges of the historic coal-fired Cliffside Steam Station in Mooresboro on Tuesday morning, Reno and Betty Bailey knew the memories collected over the past 70 years by those who lived near ...

Duke Energy Renewables achieves momentous safety milestone

Published on October 5, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Renewables and its third-party services group, Duke Energy Renewable Services, have completed one year and counting without an Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) recordable incident ...

Duke Energy preparing for Hurricane Joaquin; urges customers to do the same

Published on October 1, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As Hurricane Joaquin continues along its uncertain path toward the U.S. East Coast, Duke Energy crews in the Carolinas are preparing for potential storm impacts from high wind and heavy rain in portions of its already saturated service...

Duke Energy's top philanthropy executive, 'Stick' Williams, to retire

Published on October 1, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy's top philanthropy executive, Richard Stick Williams, will retire Dec. 31, 2015, after a 36-year Duke Energy career, the company announced today.Williams, 62, a Duke Energy vice president, oversees the Duke Energy ...

Lower overall rates begin for Duke Energy Carolinas' SC customers

Published on October 1, 2015

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas' South Carolina customers will see greater savings in their electric bills beginning Oct. 1 as a decrease in the annual fuel charge begins to take effect. The new fuel charge results in an electric rate decrease...

Duke Energy Osceola project to light the way for more solar in the Sunshine State

Published on September 30, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Duke Energy Florida continues to advance the development of solar energy with the announcement of a new 3.8-megawatt solar facility in Osceola County.The company has filed a storm water and environmental resources permit with the ...

$7 million settlement with the state advances Duke Energy's efforts to close coal ash basins in ways that protect people and the environment

Published on September 29, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today issued the following statement regarding a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), formerly the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, regarding alleged...

Duke Energy board appoints former Comcast vice chairman, CFO as new board member

Published on September 22, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy's board of directors today announced the appointment of former Comcast Corp. vice chairman and chief financial officer Michael Angelakis as a new board member, effective Oct. 1, 2015. Angelakis currently is a senior advisor ...