News Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy, the nation’s largest electric utility, today made 1,200 line workers available to help other utilities restore power in Hurricane Sandy’s aftermath. Most of the workers are contractors who normally work in the service...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - As Hurricane Sandy begins to make its way up the East Coast, Duke Energy is making preparations for possible effects from the storm in Florida and the Carolinas. Employees are monitoring the potential path of the storm and implementing...

FLORENCE, S.C. - Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has installed six plug-in electric vehicle (PEV) charging stations in South Carolina, as part of its commercial charging station research program. These are the first public-access...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Renewables and Sumitomo Corp. of America, part of Tokyo-based Sumitomo Corp., announced today the completion of the second of the joint venture partners’ two Kansas wind farms – the Ironwood Windpower Project in Ford ...

PLAINFIELD, IND. -Now that construction of Duke Energy’s Edwardsport power plant is virtually complete, extensive testing is under way to prepare for commercial operations next year. The plant has successfully produced electricity using natural gas, ...

RALEIGH, N.C. - Reflecting the cost of building state-of-the-art, low-emission power generation, as well as higher operating expenses, Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, today filed a request to increase North Carolina retail rates...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, announces there are still commercial funds available in the third round of solar photovoltaic (PV) rebates offered through the utility’s innovative SunSense® solar energy ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Energy usage in uptown Charlotte is headed in the right direction – down, according to preliminary data Duke Energy has been gathering for nearly a year as part of the company’s Smart Energy Now® energy reduction pilot program that ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - The Progress Energy Foundation will invest $75,000 this year to fund environmental stewardship projects in Florida. Environmental stewardship grants improve the quality of life in communities served by Progress Energy Florida, a...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy and its subsidiaries, including Progress Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Florida, have joined with a dozen other companies and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in supporting the new Water Research Center ...