News Releases

Duke Energy continues support of Catawba Lands Conservancy

Published on March 27, 2014

CHARLOTTE, NC -Duke Energy today announced the $50,000 corporate challenge grant offered to the Catawba Lands Conservancy (CLC) in 2013 has been met and exceeded.The challenge grant has spawned a ripple effect of new funding for CLC, with additional ...

Power Careers Program provides job opportunities for students in the Carolinas

Published on March 27, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -In response to the need for skilled employees, Duke Energy is helping community college students train for energy-related jobs.Statistics predict an aging workforce and other factors will create the demand for a significant number of ...

Duke Energy provides update on early stage progress and acceleration of ash basin management efforts

Published on March 26, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today issued the following statement regarding the company's management and monitoring of its ash basins: For more than a century, Duke Energy has provided safe, reliable and affordable electricity to our...

Duke Energy Florida to sell unused nuclear fuel assemblies from retired Crystal River Nuclear Plant

Published on March 26, 2014

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. -Duke Energy Florida announced today it will sell 76 unused nuclear fuel assemblies from its retired Crystal River Nuclear Plant north of Tampa through a request for proposals (RFP) process.Selling and transferring nuclear fuel ...

Duke Energy donates $15,000 for Red Cross storm relief

Published on March 24, 2014

GREENSBORO, N.C. -Duke Energy today announced a $15,000 donation to the American Red Cross from the Duke Energy Foundation. The funds will be used to support the storm relief the Red Cross provided during the March ice storm. In the wake of the storm, ...

Duke Energy responds to change in dam condition, notice of violation at retired Cape Fear Plant

Published on March 20, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today notified the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) and other state and local officials that a gap has developed on the inside embankment of one of the Cape Fear ash basins. The basin ...

Wastewater release occurs at Dan River Steam Station

Published on March 20, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -A brief discharge of water occurred Wednesday at the Dan River Steam Station site in Eden, NC when an excavator hit a pipe used to convey collected stormwater and wastewater, releasing approximately 1,000 gallons. A portion of the ...

Duke Energy to complete all ice storm-related outages today; preparations under way to address new outages that may result from todays high winds

Published on March 12, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy will complete its restoration efforts by late tonight for customers in Alamance, Guilford and Randolph counties. A few outages may extend beyond tonight for customers with damaged meter boxes that have not been repaired or...

Duke Energy continúa progresando en la restauración de la electricidad; urge a clientes que tienen sus medidores de electricidad dañados que los hagan reparar ahora mismo

Published on March 12, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy sigue en camino con su plan de restauración de electricidad para el día de hoy a la medianoche para el 98 por ciento de sus clientes afectados, tras la tercera tormenta de hielo más grande que sorprendió a las Carolinas. El...

Duke Energy continues to make progress restoring power; urges customers with meter box damage to schedule repairs now

Published on March 11, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy is on track to restore power to 98 percent of storm-affected customers by midnight, after the third largest ice storm bowled through the Carolinas. Customer outages peaked at 414,000 on Friday. "We can't thank the community...