News Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has reached an agreement with the North Carolina Public Staff concerning the utility’s request to raise base rates. The settlement includes a significant reduction in the rate...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy continues to move up the solar energy charts.In the recent Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA) utility rankings, Duke Energy was ranked eighth among holding companies in the United States for total solar capacity. ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy's restoration army is striving to restore electricity today to almost all customers affected by Thursday's hurricane-like storm, so dads across the state can return to their normal routines and celebrate Father's Day with...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy crews are working to restore power to customers in the Carolinas who lost service Thursday night due to the heavy thunderstorms that moved through the state. Additional crews are being brought in to support the restoration...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Today's mild, sunny weather can't erase the damage done by a ferocious storm that left more than 350,000 customers without power in the Carolinas at the height of the storm. Several thousand Duke Energy and supplemental crews worked...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy crews will work throughout the night to assess damage and restore power to customers who lost service after a severe storm moved through the Carolinas today. Earlier this evening, there were more 350,000 customers, mostly...

CINCINNATI, OHIO - Duke Energy is prepared for severe weather approaching its Midwest service territory in Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Company meteorologists have been tracking and monitoring the storm and believe the region may see strong storms...

PLAINFIELD, IND. - Duke Energy’s Edwardsport Generating Station has begun commercial operation. Located in Knox County, Ind., near Vincennes, the 618-megawatt advanced technology coal gasification plant is one of the world’s cleanest coal-fired power...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As Andrea, the first tropical storm of the season, bears down on the Carolinas, Duke Energy reminds residents to be prepared. Severe weather can topple trees and power lines resulting in power outages. In addition, heavy rain can...

COLUMBIA, S.C. -Duke Energy is partnering with Children’s Trust of South Carolina to initiate a life jacket loaner program on Lake Wateree. The program is jointly sponsored by Lake Wateree Presbyterian Church, Lake Wateree Baptist Church and Wateree ...