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Duke Energy crews and grid operators last week successfully managed record-breaking power usage while dealing with the aftermath of severe storms across its two Carolinas utilities

Duke Energy Carolinas customers in North Carolina and South Carolina set a summertime record for electricity usage as this week’s heat wave drove up energy demand.

Duke Energy today is continuing work to restore the 11,000 remaining customers without power in the Cincinnati region following Monday’s damaging storms that caused the most significant power outage impacts to the company’s Ohio and Kentucky service areas in more than a decade.

Duke Energy continues to restore power to nearly 80,000 customers after powerful storms with high winds broke numerous utility poles and brought down trees and power lines as they moved through southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky Monday evening.

Duke Energy encourages its customers to prepare for hurricanes and other severe storms to protect their families and property during the hurricane season, which runs June 1 through Nov. 30.

Duke Energy has restored power to 43,000 customers impacted by the powerful winds that moved through Indiana this weekend.

The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Duke Energy Florida for its tree care practices by naming the company a “Tree Line USA” utility for the 16th year in a row.

Duke Energy Florida is celebrating Earth Day by sharing key milestones as part of its clean energy transformation and commitment to the environment, customer affordability and reliability.

When severe weather rolls in or the lights go out, lineworkers mobilize. Their jobs are unlike any other – chasing storms, climbing poles, understanding the intricacies of the energy grid.

Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy are reminding customers and communities to call 811 before digging to protect the nation’s underground utility infrastructure, prevent potential personal injury and avoid electric and natural gas outages.