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Duke Energy has received the Edison Electric Institute’s “Emergency Recovery Award” for the company’s outstanding power restoration efforts after Hurricane Florence hit North Carolina and South Carolina in September 2018.

With returning cold temperatures and potential negative impacts from the ongoing federal government shutdown, Piedmont Natural Gas is reminding its customers and communities of programs for people who need assistance paying their energy bills.

Duke Energy today reiterated that help managing energy bills is available for any customer in North Carolina or South Carolina who may be experiencing financial hardship, including workers affected by the federal government shutdown, which is moving into its third week.

Eleven organizations spanning 58 counties in North Carolina and South Carolina will receive more than $800,000 in new grants from Duke Energy’s Water Resources Fund to support environmental and wildlife programs.

Jim Rogers, the iconic former chairman and chief executive officer of Duke Energy, died Monday in Louisville, Ky. He was 71.

Duke Energy has restored more than 685,000 outages after a weekend winter storm rolled through the Carolinas, dumping record amounts of snow and ice.

Duke Energy ha restaurado el suministro eléctrico de 685,000 clientes después de que la tormenta de este fin de semana dejara en Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur cantidades récord de nieve y hielo.

Duke Energy has restored power to 618,000 customers so far in North Carolina and South Carolina, with 91,000 customers remaining to be restored as of 5:30 p.m. today.

Hasta ahora, Duke Energy ha restaurado el suministro eléctrico de 618,000 clientes en Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur. La empresa tiene previsto restaurar a partir de las 5:30 p.m. del día de hoy el suministro eléctrico de los 91,000 clientes que todavía carecen de electricidad.

Duke Energy is working to restore the remaining 156,000 customers without power after this weekend's winter storm that produced record snowfalls across the Carolinas. The company has restored more than a half million customers since the storm struck.