News Releases

CINCINNATI, OHIO - Duke Energy today announced the 2014 grant recipients for the Urban Revitalization Program. This year pushes Duke Energy’s donations to the $1 million mark since the program was established in 2011. Awards were presented to the 10...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today announced the creation of a $10 million Water Resources Fund to benefit waterways across North Carolina and South Carolina. The fund will also be used to improve waterways downstream from Duke Energy operations that...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -Duke Energy will excavate a portion of coal ash at the W.S. Lee Steam Station in Belton, S.C., while it continues engineering work on the rest of the site.The announcement was made today in a briefing before the Public Service ...

LOS ANGELES - Four companies today jointly proposed a first-in-the-U.S., $8-billion green energy initiative that would bring large amounts of clean electricity to the Los Angeles area by 2023. The project would require construction of one of America’s...

RALEIGH, N.C. -Duke Energy Progress customers may see some changes in their communities as the utility embarks on a new initiative to modernize outdoor lighting across its service area.The utility received approval this week from the N.C. Utilities ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today announced a number of partner companies it will use to build three previously announced solar projects in North Carolina by the end of 2015. The company will construct and own some of the largest solar facilities on...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and The National Theatre for Children have announced their Energy Education in Schools’ 2014-2015 performance schedule, which will include a nine-month tour featuring multiple troupes performing in over 1,000 elementary...

PLAINFIELD, I.N. -Economic development recommendations for four Indiana properties in the 2014 Duke Energy Site Readiness Program are now in the hands of local government and economic development officials.Nationally recognized consulting firm ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas has chosen five sites in North Carolina to participate in its 2014 Site Readiness Program to prepare each location for potential industrial development.   The sites are:   Rowan County -- Carlton-Thomas...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -The September edition of Site Selection magazine has named Duke Energy to its annual list of Top Utilities in Economic Development for 2014.The magazine credits Duke Energy’s economic development team and its successful collaboration ...