News Releases

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. - Duke Energy has submitted its decommissioning plan for the company’s retired Crystal River nuclear plant in Florida to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC). The plan includes a decommissioning description, cost estimate and...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Dhiaa Jamil, Duke Energy Corporation’'s executive vice president and president of Duke Energy Nuclear, will participate in a panel – "“New Nuclear Landscape: Past, Present & Future Challenges"” –– at the Wells Fargo 2013 Energy...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today renamed its Cliffside Steam Station the James E. Rogers Energy Complex.Rogers has been chairman, president and CEO of the corporation since its merger with Cinergy in 2006. He stepped down as president and CEO in ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today offered information to help customers save energy and money during the holiday season and cold weather months. “Holiday displays are fun for families and communities, but can also add significantly to monthly power...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Progress customers in North Carolina will pay less for electricity beginning Dec. 1. As approved by the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the bill for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of electricity...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, has begun construction of three utility-scale solar power projects totaling 30 megawatts (MW) AC in Eastern North Carolina.The 20-MW Dogwood Solar Power Project is ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced it has reached a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding the deaths of golden eagles and other migratory birds at two of...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy’s board of directors today elected William E. Kennard – former Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chair and U.S. Ambassador to the European Union – as a new board member, effective Jan. 1, 2014. Kennard chaired the ...

LUMBERTON, N.C. -Duke Energy Progress’ demolition specialist this morning imploded the retired W.H. Weatherspoon Plant as part of the company’s longstanding effort to transition to cleaner energy sources.After more than four months of demolition ...

SENECA, S.C. -After more than 12,000 hours of meetings and 3,000 lunches, the Keowee-Toxaway hydro relicensing stakeholder team members today signed an agreement that will bring a variety of water and recreational benefits to the region.The signing ...