News Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Below are excerpts from remarks made today by Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers at the Triangle Business Journal’s “Power Breakfast,” a gathering of business and community leaders held at the Raleigh Marriott City Central.___________Thank ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Lloyd Yates, Duke Energy’s executive vice president of customer operations, has been named to Black Enterprise Magazine’s list of the “100 Most Powerful” black executives in corporate America. The publication selected executives based ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, is preparing to launch the third round of solar photovoltaic (PV) rebates offered through the utility’s innovative SunSense® Solar Energy Program. Progress Energy first made...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and The National Theater for Children will begin this month presenting $1,000 checks to schools in North Carolina, South Carolina and Ohio whose students, along with their families, completed home energy surveys and received...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today unveiled a new corporate logo representing a new identity for the nation’'s largest electric utility following its merger with Progress Energy in July. The logo, which can be downloaded here, was developed internally...

GOLDSBORO, N.C. -Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, will officially close the coal-fired H.F. Lee power plant near Goldsboro, N.C., Sept. 15. This is the second such retirement under the utility’s fleet-modernization program, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the seventh consecutive year. In the electricity sector, 33 utilities from North America were evaluated for consideration. Nine were...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has selected the University of Florida (UF) as the recipient of a 100-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array. The effort is part of the utility’s expanded SunSense® ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -With Labor Day just past, the peak of hurricane season is upon us, so it is important to recognize September as National Preparedness Month.Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, focuses on preparedness all year ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Next week Charlotte and North Carolina will be propelled onto the world stage when we welcome the 2012 Democratic National Convention.As the CEO of Duke Energy, which is fortunate enough to call Charlotte and North Carolina home, I ...