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An early December storm will bring a mixed bag of hazardous wintry precipitation to the Carolinas this weekend, likely to cause prolonged power outages in some areas as snow and ice bring down trees, limbs and power lines.

La tormenta de principios de diciembre que viene acercándose a Carolina del Norte y Carolina del Sur trae este fin de semana una combinación de precipitaciones invernales peligrosas, lo cual probablemente causará cortes de suministro eléctrico prolongados en algunas zonas a medida que la nieve y el hielo derriban árboles, ramas y cables eléctricos.

The Duke Energy Foundation recently awarded more than $400,000 in grants to 14 South Carolina organizations that will fund environmental projects, wildlife conservation efforts and environmental educational programs across the Palmetto State.

Duke Energy is partnering with the S.C. Technical College System to invest $1 million in grants for training to help fill utility lineworker jobs across South Carolina.

The Duke Energy Foundation announced it is providing a $160,000 grant to DonorsChoose.org to fund relief projects by public school teachers in 16 counties across North Carolina and South Carolina.

Piedmont Natural Gas today announced two rate changes in South Carolina, which together will decrease the average residential customer’s bill by approximately $16 per month compared to last winter.

Duke Energy Renewable Services, an operations and maintenance organization for wind and solar asset owners across the U.S., has won recognition for its high standard of operational excellence in 2018.

Piedmont Natural Gas is educating customers on how to recognize Piedmont service technicians as part of an awareness campaign to protect customers against utility scammers.

Duke Energy – a founding member of Utilities United Against Scams – is continuing its efforts to remind customers of the tactics that scammers use to steal money from customers, and to inform them on how they can guard against falling victim to utility imposter scams.

Duke Energy Carolinas has completed its inaugural issuance of $1 billion in green bonds that will finance eligible green energy projects – including zero-carbon solar and energy storage – in North Carolina and South Carolina.