News Releases

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. -Following a comprehensive analysis, Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, announced today that it will retire the Crystal River Nuclear Plant (CR3) in Citrus County, Fla. The plant has been safely shut down and ...

SENECA AND SALEM, S.C. -Duke Energy has completed improvement work at a number of the recreation and public access areas located on Lake Keowee in Oconee County and Lake Jocassee in Pickens County.The projects recently completed on Lake Keowee are the ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to increase electric rates by approximately $446 million, for an overall increase of 9.7 percent. More than 90 percent of the request is...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Progress Energy Florida has selected Lake County’s Florida Energy and Aerospace Technology (FEAT) Park as its first Site Readiness location in Florida. According to Marc Hoenstine, economic development manager for Progress Energy ...

SALEM, S.C. -Employees at Duke Energy's Bad Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Station are being honored today at the South Carolina Wildlife Federation’s annual awards banquet for their leadership in conservation and educational programs. The ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy’s Buck and Riverbend steam stations, coal-fired power plants in the Charlotte area, will retire two years earlier than scheduled, drawing to a close more than eight decades of operations at each facility. Both stations had ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy is preparing for potential severe weather expected to bring high winds and heavy rain to portions of the Carolinas Wednesday. Crews across the Carolinas are preparing vehicles and materials to respond to outages that may...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Brett Carter, president of Duke Energy North Carolina since 2008, has been named chief distribution officer and senior vice president for the company’s utility operations in six states.The company has named Paul R. Newton to succeed ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Renewables, part of Duke Energy’s Commercial Businesses, announced today the completion of its 36-megawatt (MW) energy storage and power management system at its Notrees Windpower Project in west Texas. The system ...

PLAINFIELD, IND. - Duke Energy Indiana customers in need will receive significantly more funds over the next five years to help with energy bills. The company is contributing $700,000 annually over the next five years for low-income energy assistance as...