News Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -As Duke Energy demolished one of the last vestiges of the historic coal-fired Cliffside Steam Station in Mooresboro on Tuesday morning, Reno and Betty Bailey knew the memories collected over the past 70 years by those who lived near ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As Hurricane Joaquin continues along its uncertain path toward the U.S. East Coast, Duke Energy crews in the Carolinas are preparing for potential storm impacts from high wind and heavy rain in portions of its already saturated service...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy’'s top philanthropy executive, Richard “Stick” Williams, will retire Dec. 31, 2015, after a 36-year Duke Energy career, the company announced today.Williams, 62, a Duke Energy vice president, oversees the Duke Energy ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today issued the following statement regarding a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), formerly the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, regarding alleged...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy’'s board of directors today announced the appointment of former Comcast Corp. vice chairman and chief financial officer Michael Angelakis as a new board member, effective Oct. 1, 2015. Angelakis currently is a senior advisor ...

Utility to construct a new substation and 14-mile transmission line from Grants Creek to Jacksonville Community open house on the project to be held Sept. 17 in Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - As part of its ongoing commitment to providing...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and the U.S. government have agreed to end a 15-year-old legal case against the company for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act at some of the company’s coal-fired power plants in North Carolina. Duke Energy...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the 10th consecutive year. In the electric utility sector, 17 North American companies were evaluated for the index, and four were...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables today announced it has completed four solar power projects in Eastern North Carolina, adding 30 megawatts (MW) of solar in the state. The projects are located in the towns of Creswell, Everetts, Battleboro and...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables has acquired a 50-percent stake in Mesquite Creek Wind, a 211-megawatt (MW) wind power project near Lamesa, Texas, through its joint venture partnership with Sumitomo Corp. of Americas. The acquisition increases...