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The Duke Energy Foundation recently awarded nearly $300,000 in grants to 12 South Carolina organizations that will fund environmental projects, wildlife conservation efforts and environmental educational programs across the state.

Piedmont Natural Gas has filed requests with the utility commissions in North Carolina and South Carolina to decrease natural gas costs for customers in the two states.

Seventy-seven Duke Energy linemen from North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky will compete in the International Lineman's Rodeo on Oct. 19 in Bonner Springs, Kan.

Duke Energy Carolinas is partnering with Anderson County, S.C., to build an energy storage project at the Anderson Civic Center that will be part of the company’s long-term strategy to integrate battery technology into the smart-thinking grid it is building in the Carolinas.

Duke Energy today announced it will seek to renew the operating licenses of the 11 reactors it operates at six nuclear stations in the Carolinas for an additional 20 years.

Duke Energy has restored power to more than 100,000 of the approximately 209,000 customers impacted so far by Hurricane Dorian as the storm begins its slow exit from North Carolina.

A medida que el huracán Dorian se aleja lentamente de Carolina del Norte, Duke Energy ha restaurado el suministro eléctrico de 100,000 de los aproximadamente 209,000 clientes afectados por la tormenta.

Duke Energy today projected that approaching Hurricane Dorian could cause more than 700,000 power outages – some possibly lasting several days – in eastern areas of North Carolina and South Carolina, based on the storm’s current forecasted track.

Duke Energy proyectó hoy que el Huracán Dorian que se acerca pudiera ocasionar más de 700,000 cortes de suministro eléctrico – algunos posiblemente duren varios días – en las regiones del este en Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur, basándose en la trayectoria prevista de la tormenta.

As Hurricane Dorian continues its approach toward the North Carolina coast, Piedmont Natural Gas is urging customers to follow a few simple tips to stay safe if their natural gas equipment or appliances are damaged or flooded due to severe weather.