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The Duke Energy Foundation will fund a program that will allow college students to help energy startups – working with local neighborhoods to bring decarbonization programs to underserved communities in the Carolinas.

Newly enacted legislation, which passed the General Assembly with strong bipartisan support and was quickly signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster, could save South Carolina electric customers millions of dollars in costs to restore service after recent historic as well as future weather events.

Duke Energy today announced the third year of its $1 million grant opportunity through the Duke Energy Foundation for North Carolina nonprofit organizations working for social justice and racial equity.

While the cool comfort of the indoors offers relief from summer heat, increased energy usage from running the AC results in higher utility bills. Duke Energy offers a variety of programs and low- to no-cost tips to manage usage and make staying on budget easier.

Duke Energy crews and grid operators last week successfully managed record-breaking power usage while dealing with the aftermath of severe storms across its two Carolinas utilities

Duke Energy Progress this week made its annual filings with the North Carolina Utilities Commission for costs associated with fuel and various riders, including state programs to encourage renewable energy adoption, and energy efficiency and demand management programs to reduce energy use.

Duke Energy Carolinas customers in North Carolina and South Carolina set a summertime record for electricity usage as this week’s heat wave drove up energy demand.

Duke Energy today is continuing work to restore the 11,000 remaining customers without power in the Cincinnati region following Monday’s damaging storms that caused the most significant power outage impacts to the company’s Ohio and Kentucky service areas in more than a decade.

Duke Energy continues to restore power to nearly 80,000 customers after powerful storms with high winds broke numerous utility poles and brought down trees and power lines as they moved through southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky Monday evening.

The Southeast’s largest floating solar plant will be producing power soon at the U.S. Army’s Fort Bragg in North Carolina after a major utility energy service contract with Duke Energy and its prime contractor Ameresco.