News Releases

GREENVILLE, S.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas announced today it will build and operate a 750-megawatt natural gas-fired combined cycle plant at the existing Lee Steam Station site in Anderson County, S.C.The North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Hurricane season begins June 1 and experts forecast nine named storms, of which three will become hurricanes. Recognized as an industry leader in storm preparedness and restoration, Duke Energy is ready. During the past year, the...

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. - Duke Energy Florida announced today plans for three major construction projects to continue meeting the needs of its customers. If the plans are approved by the Florida Public Service Commission, the company will construct a...

PLAINFIELD, IND. -The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded $27,495 to the Brown County School Corporation in Nashville, Ind., to purchase and install a WeatherBug® weather station, enabling the school to join the SkyTrak 13 WeatherBug Schools ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - CEO Lynn Good discussed Duke Energy'’s 2013 performance, future growth strategies and actions taken on coal ash management at the company'’s annual shareholders'’ meeting today. Good also fielded questions on a range of topics during a...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.78 per share. The dividend is payable on June 16, 2014, to shareholders of record at the close of business May 16, 2014.This is the 88th consecutive year ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has released its 2013 Sustainability Report, a comprehensive overview of the company’s social, environmental and financial performance. It is available at: http://sustainabilityreport.duke-energy.com/ This marks the eighth...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Two Duke Energy businesses were among the Top 10 utilities in the nation in 2013 for adopting new solar energy, according to rankings released today by the Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA). Duke Energy Progress ranked fifth and...

GREENVILLE, S.C. - Duke Energy has selected five South Carolina properties for participation in its 2014 Site Readiness Program to prepare the properties for potential industrial development. The Site Readiness Program is the cornerstone of Duke...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Duke Energy’s North Carolina State President, Paul Newton, today spoke before the N.C. Joint Environmental Review Commission (ERC) on the company’s response to the Feb. 2 Dan River coal ash incident and its near-term and longer-term...