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Duke Energy Indiana, One Southern Indiana, Port of Indiana – Jeffersonville, and River Ridge Commerce Center have all partnered with the Site Consultants Advisory Group (SCAgroup) to discover ways to improve coordinated economic development strategies for Clark and Floyd counties.

As part of National Consumer Protection Week this week, Duke Energy is reiterating its warning to customers about the tricks scammers use to steal money, and how customers can protect themselves from falling victim to utility scams.

Duke Energy crews have now restored all but about 1,000 customers in Indiana following a strong storm system that roared through the state Tuesday night and Wednesday morning.

More than 15,000 Duke Energy customers in Indiana remain without electric service following powerful storms late Tuesday night and this morning. This is down from a high of nearly 31,000 customer outages at 9:15 a.m. today.

Duke Energy Indiana’s first large-scale solar power plant is now in commercial service and sending clean, renewable solar energy to customers throughout its 69-county service territory.

Companies now have even more reasons to locate in Indiana, or expand their existing businesses, thanks to Duke Energy Indiana’s improved Economic Development Incentive.

Duke Energy has recognized four Greater Lafayette leaders with its Difference Maker award. They are among 10 statewide who have received the honor so far this year.

When Ivy Tech in Bloomington, Ind., expanded by 90,000 square feet, it did so with energy efficiency in mind. That forethought earned the college a $71,160 incentive payment from Duke Energy’s Smart$aver® Prescriptive program, which helps reduce the purchase and installation costs of high-efficiency lighting and other equipment.

After the kids at Fayette Elementary School in West Terre Haute watched the live performance of “The Conservation Caper” last year, they took seriously the challenge to earn $2,500 for their school by signing up the greatest number of Duke Energy families to receive free energy kits.

Duke Energy for the first time is offering its employees fully paid parental leave – totaling six weeks – to bolster work-family balance and help attract and retain highly skilled workers.