News Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy’'s top philanthropy executive, Richard “Stick” Williams, will retire Dec. 31, 2015, after a 36-year Duke Energy career, the company announced today.Williams, 62, a Duke Energy vice president, oversees the Duke Energy ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today issued the following statement regarding a settlement with the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ), formerly the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources, regarding alleged...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy’'s board of directors today announced the appointment of former Comcast Corp. vice chairman and chief financial officer Michael Angelakis as a new board member, effective Oct. 1, 2015. Angelakis currently is a senior advisor ...

Utility to construct a new substation and 14-mile transmission line from Grants Creek to Jacksonville Community open house on the project to be held Sept. 17 in Jacksonville JACKSONVILLE, N.C. - As part of its ongoing commitment to providing...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and the U.S. government have agreed to end a 15-year-old legal case against the company for alleged violations of the federal Clean Air Act at some of the company’s coal-fired power plants in North Carolina. Duke Energy...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the 10th consecutive year. In the electric utility sector, 17 North American companies were evaluated for the index, and four were...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables today announced it has completed four solar power projects in Eastern North Carolina, adding 30 megawatts (MW) of solar in the state. The projects are located in the towns of Creswell, Everetts, Battleboro and...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables has acquired a 50-percent stake in Mesquite Creek Wind, a 211-megawatt (MW) wind power project near Lamesa, Texas, through its joint venture partnership with Sumitomo Corp. of Americas. The acquisition increases...

RALEIGH, N.C. -Students and teachers are getting a back-to-school boost through grants totaling $3 million to more than 50 schools and educational organizations in North Carolina.The grants, from the Duke Energy Foundation, will enhance programs and ...

HARLOTTE, N.C. - Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. America watched as hundreds of thousands of people suffered and hundreds died. In the midst of this tragedy, many utilities, including Duke Energy and Progress Energy (now Duke...