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Coal ash management progress: Duke Energy selects EPRI to launch coal ash recycling technology and market study

Published on July 16, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Delivering on the company's commitment to safely reuse more coal ash, Duke Energy today announced that the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) will conduct a comprehensive study of the coal ash recycling market and available...

Duke Energy completes three new Site Readiness Programs

Published on July 15, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, FL. -When its time to move, homebuyers look for just the right place to live. Business owners also have a checklist of things in mind when looking to relocate. Duke Energy has taken the lead in helping communities identify quality ...

Duke Energy Indiana brings new energy efficiency program to Bloomington

Published on July 15, 2015

PLAINFIELD, IND. - More than 1,700 households in Bloomington are getting an energy makeover, courtesy of Duke Energy Indiana. Through the companys Neighborhood Energy Saver program, the homes and apartments of qualified Duke Energy customers who live...

Duke Energy to complete most Ohio and Kentucky power restorations by late Wednesday night

Published on July 14, 2015

CINCINNATI -Major League Baseball's All-Stars will be given the day off on Wednesday following tonight's midsummer classic at Great American Ball Park. Meanwhile, hundreds of Duke Energy line technicians, contractors and others will continue to ...

Duke Energy works to restore power after two waves of major storms

Published on July 14, 2015

PLAINFIELD, IND. - More than 81,000 Duke Energy customers lost power due to two waves of storms that rolled through the state Monday and early Tuesday morning. Approximately 14,600 remain without power as of early Tuesday afternoon in the hardest hit...

Duke Energy crews replacing equipment, restoring power following Monday's crushing storms

Published on July 14, 2015

6,500 customers in Ohio and Kentucky without power as of 1 p.m. Tuesday, down from nearly 70,000 on Monday afternoon Company’s meteorologists monitoring another storm front CINCINNATI - Hours before the Cincinnati Reds Todd Frazier hit the lights...

Duke Energy crews work to restore power in Ohio, Kentucky after severe weather outbreak leaves thousands in dark

Published on July 13, 2015

CINCINNATI - As of 7 p.m. this evening, Duke Energy reported about 40,000 outages in the company's Ohio and Kentucky service territories after a summer squall line rolled through the area. Crews will be working through the evening and overnight to make...

Duke Energy names David Townsend vice president of Community Relations and Economic Development in Florida

Published on July 9, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Duke Energy has named David Townsend vice president of Community Relations and Economic Development in Florida, effective July 13, 2015. Townsend will be responsible for building relationships with external stakeholders in local ...

Visible progress toward ending the coal era in Wilmington, N.C.

Published on July 7, 2015

WILMINGTON, N.C. -For more than 40 years, the two red-and-white striped smokestacks at Duke Energy's L.V. Sutton Plant have served as a distinguishing landmark on the Wilmington landscape. In the coming weeks, the company will celebrate the plant's ...

Duke Energy increases quarterly dividend payment by approximately 4 percent; future annual dividend growth expected to track long-term growth in adjusted diluted earnings per share

Published on July 7, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.825 per share, an increase of $0.03 per share, or 3.8 percent. This is double the rate at which the dividend has grown annually since 2010.