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Today, Duke Energy joined community leaders in Sumter County to celebrate the groundbreaking of the company’s new Wildwood Training Center, a state-of-the-art facility that will support the teams and systems that play a vital role in powering Florida communities.

The Duke Energy Foundation announced $700,000 of new funding will be made available to North Carolina small businesses through community organizations to support retail shops, restaurants and other small businesses looking to expand, upgrade technology and improve downtown storefronts.

The Duke Energy Foundation is celebrating its 40-year anniversary by awarding $40,000 in grants to nonprofit organizations serving Florida.

To help lower energy costs for low-income families this summer, Duke Energy is making more than $4.6 million in financial aid available to eligible customers through the company’s Share the Light Fund®.

Duke Energy restored power to more than 95% of Carolinas customers affected by Tropical Storm Debby within 24 hours of it arriving in the Carolinas.

As Tropical Storm Debby moves beyond the Carolinas, Piedmont Natural Gas is closely monitoring for damages caused by heavy rains and flooding.

A medida que la tormenta tropical Debby se desplaza más allá de las Carolinas, Piedmont Natural Gas vigila de cerca los daños causados por las fuertes lluvias e inundaciones.

Tropical Storm Debby continues to impact the Carolinas, and Duke Energy’s 7,500 lineworkers, vegetation workers and other support personnel are either restoring power or strategically positioned to move once conditions are safe to do so.

La tormenta tropical Debby sigue afectando a las Carolinas, y los 7,500 trabajadores de líneas, controladores de vegetación y otro personal de apoyo de Duke Energy están restableciendo el suministro eléctrico o están estratégicamente posicionados para desplazarse una vez que las condiciones sean seguras para hacerlo.

Duke Energy rapidly restored power for more than 90% of its customers within 24 hours after Hurricane Debby made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend. The company credits the rapid response to its year-round storm preparations and grid hardening, innovative technology, decades of lessons learned and key collaborations with state, local and community response agencies.