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Nuclear fleet generates half of its Carolinas customers’ electricity, carbon-free
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Company intends to renew the operating licenses of 11 reactors for an additional 20 years
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License application for Oconee Nuclear Station in Seneca, S.C., will be first submitted
Duke Energy’s nuclear fleet
Station |
Location |
Capacity |
Brunswick |
Southport, N.C. – Brunswick County |
1,870 MW |
Catawba * |
York, S.C. – York County |
2,310 MW |
Harris |
New Hill, N.C. – Wake County |
964 MW |
McGuire |
Huntersville, N.C. – Mecklenburg County |
2,316 MW |
Oconee |
Seneca, S.C. – Oconee County |
2,554 MW |
Robinson |
Hartsville, S.C. – Darlington County |
741 MW |
Duke Energy is transforming its customers’ experience, modernizing the energy grid, generating cleaner energy and expanding natural gas infrastructure to create a smarter energy future for the people and communities it serves. The Electric Utilities and Infrastructure unit’s regulated utilities serve approximately 7.7 million retail electric customers in six states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. The Gas Utilities and Infrastructure unit distributes natural gas to more than 1.6 million customers in five states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The Duke Energy Renewables unit operates wind and solar generation facilities across the U.S., as well as energy storage and microgrid projects.
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Forward-looking information
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