News Releases

National Lineman Appreciation Day: When the lights go out, Duke Energy heroes shine

Published on March 30, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -The lights go out. You see and hear tree limbs falling. Power poles and wire once powering your home lay on the ground. The service that powers the lives of your family is no longer there. This is the potential scene when summer ...

Indiana to take leadership role in energy storage technology

Published on March 30, 2015

INDIANAPOLIS - Can renewable energy be available when customers need it as opposed to only when the sun shines or wind blows? Storing energy from the sun and wind and using it efficiently on the electric grid will be the focus of new research at...

FERC approves the sale of Duke Energy's non-regulated Midwest generation business to Dynegy

Published on March 27, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today announced that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission has approved the sale of its non-regulated Midwest Commercial Generation Business to Dynegy for $2.8 billion in cash.This approval is the last remaining ...

Duke Energy announces inaugural Water Resources Fund grants to benefit regional waterways

Published on March 26, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Fifteen organizations in North Carolina, South Carolina and Virginia are the first to receive $1 million in grants from the Water Resources Fund to improve local water quality. The fund is a $10 million, multi-year commitment from Duke...

Duke Energy to appeal unprecedented fine by North Carolina environmental regulators

Published on March 24, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today announced it will vigorously contest an unprecedented civil penalty issued by North Carolina environmental regulators related to the L.V. Sutton Steam Electric Plant in Wilmington.On March 10, 2015, the North ...

Duke Energy reminds public to move over, slow down as they approach utility crews working roadside

Published on March 23, 2015

PLAINFIELD, IND. - With the start of the spring construction season, Duke Energy reminds the public line that crews and other utility personnel often work along roadways maintaining power lines and other utility infrastructure. Indianas Move Over...

Duke Energy ads celebrate special moments in customers lives

Published on March 23, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today launched a multi-media advertising campaign to highlight the ways the company and its employees are powering customers daily lives in the Carolinas, Florida and the Midwest.The campaign's theme, Power for your ...

Duke Energy earns EEIs Emergency Recovery Award for restoration efforts after 2014 winter storms

Published on March 18, 2015

WASHINGTON -The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today presented Duke Energy with the association's Emergency Recovery Award for its outstanding power restoration efforts after two severe winter storms in North and South Carolina in February and ...

Duke Energy reaches agreement to settle shareholder lawsuit linked to 2012 Duke-Progress merger

Published on March 10, 2015

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy has reached an agreement to settle a shareholder lawsuit linked to the 2012 merger of Duke Energy and Progress Energy for approximately $146 million, the company announced today.The agreement, subject to approval by the ...

Consumer Alert: Duke Energy Florida warns Pinellas county area customers to beware of utility payment scams

Published on March 5, 2015

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Duke Energy Florida has seen an increase in utility payment scams in Pinellas County. The latest targets appear to be primarily small businesses. Several business owners have reported receiving unsolicited calls from someone who...