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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.

A medida que el huracán Dorian se aleja lentamente de Carolina del Norte, Duke Energy ha restaurado el suministro eléctrico de 100,000 de los aproximadamente 209,000 clientes afectados por la tormenta.

Duke Energy today completed its previously announced sale of a minority interest in a portion of its commercial renewable energy portfolio owned and operated by its affiliate, Duke Energy Renewables, to the John Hancock Infrastructure Fund and John Hancock Life Insurance Company (U.S.A).

Duke Energy today projected that approaching Hurricane Dorian could cause more than 700,000 power outages – some possibly lasting several days – in eastern areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, based on the storm’s current forecasted track.

Duke Energy proyectó hoy que el Huracán Dorian que se acerca pudiera ocasionar más de 700,000 cortes de suministro eléctrico – algunos posiblemente duren varios días – en las regiones del este en Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur, basándose en la trayectoria prevista de la tormenta.

Duke Energy today released all outside workers who traveled to Florida and were pre-staged to assist with Hurricane Dorian power restoration in the state.