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Duke Energy's economic development team honored by Site Selection magazine

Published on September 17, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -The September edition of Site Selection magazine has named Duke Energy to its annual list of Top Utilities in Economic Development for 2014.The magazine credits Duke Energy’s economic development team and its successful collaboration ...

Pattern Energy signs O&M agreement with Duke Energy Renewable Services

Published on September 15, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewable Services today announced it has signed a long-term agreement to service Pattern Energy Group Inc.’s 283-megawatt (MW) Gulf Wind energy project in Armstrong, Texas. Duke Energy Renewable Services will supply...

Duke Energy commits $500 million to North Carolina solar power expansion

Published on September 15, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today announced a $500 million commitment to a major expansion of solar power in North Carolina. This culminates the company's request for proposals (RFP) issued in February 2014 for new solar capacity. It will help Duke...

Duke Energy named to the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index for the ninth consecutive year

Published on September 11, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the ninth consecutive year. “Being listed on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for nine straight years clearly reflects our commitment to...

Duke Energy Carolinas' residential customers in North Carolina to see slight drop in rates

Published on September 4, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas’ customers in North Carolina will pay less for electricity starting this month. As approved by the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the monthly bill for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of...

Duke Energy to build Los Vientos V wind power project in Texas

Published on September 3, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced it will build, own and operate a 110-megawatt (MW) wind power project, Los Vientos V, in Starr County, Texas. Garland Power & Light, Greenville Electric...

Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas select Dominion to build 550-mile 'Atlantic Coast Pipeline' to transport natural gas from West Virginia to eastern North Carolina

Published on September 2, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the selection of Dominion to build and operate a 550-mile interstate natural gas pipeline from West Virginia, through Virginia and into eastern North Carolina to meet the region’s...

Duke Energy Indiana proposes plan to modernize its statewide electric grid

Published on August 29, 2014 | News Release

PLAINFIELD, IND. -Duke Energy Indiana is filing a plan today with Indiana state utility regulators to modernize its aging electric grid that delivers power to more than 800,000 Hoosier homes, businesses and industries.The seven-year, $1.9 billion plan ...

Duke Energy to retire coal operations at its W.C. Beckjord Station

Published on August 28, 2014 | News Release

CINCINNATI, O.H. -Duke Energy today announced it will retire the remaining coal-fired units, 5 and 6, at its W.C. Beckjord Station in New Richmond, Ohio, effective Sept. 1.Due to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s increasingly stringent ...

Duke Energy files Keowee-Toxaway license application

Published on August 27, 2014 | News Release

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) an application for a new license for the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project in South Carolina.The license would allow Duke Energy to continue operating ...