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Duke Energy Renewables today announced that AT&T has signed a 15-year, 160-megawatt virtual power purchase agreement for the Frontier Windpower II project. Duke Energy Renewables is building the 350-MW project in Kay County, Okla.

Duke Energy today announced it will seek to renew the operating licenses of the 11 reactors it operates at six nuclear stations in the Carolinas for an additional 20 years.

Sprint and Duke Energy Renewables today announced a 12-year virtual power purchase agreement for 173.3 megawatts of new wind energy. Duke Energy Renewables will build, own and operate the 182-MW Maryneal Windpower project, located in Nolan County, Texas, that will come online in 2020.

Duke Energy today announced an updated climate strategy with a new goal of net-zero carbon emissions from electric generation by mid-century. The company also is accelerating its near-term goal by cutting its carbon dioxide emissions by half or more from 2005 levels by 2030.

Duke Energy Florida customers will see lower bills in 2020. The company plans to reduce Florida rates by more than 3% while adding more solar power and making grid improvements.

Building on its long-running record of sustainability leadership, Duke Energy was recently named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the 14th consecutive year.

Duke Energy Renewables is expanding its solar energy portfolio by acquiring the 200-megawatt (MWac) / 266-megawatt peak (MWp) Rambler solar project from Recurrent Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Canadian Solar Inc. The project will be located in Tom Green County, Texas and is expected to achieve commercial operation in mid-2020.

A $200,000 grant from Duke Energy will help the Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) system fund five electric bus-charging stations that were installed by the city earlier this year.

Duke Energy has restored power to more than 288,000 North Carolina customers who lost electricity when Hurricane Dorian’s strong winds battered the state’s eastern region Thursday and Friday.

Duke Energy has restored power to more than 100,000 of the approximately 209,000 customers impacted so far by Hurricane Dorian as the storm begins its slow exit from North Carolina.