News Releases

Duke Energy announced today the recipients of $375,000 in grants through the Duke Energy Foundation to South Carolina organizations that will fund tutoring and reading programs in underserved and minority communities to combat learning gaps created by the pandemic.

Duke Energy today announced it is expanding the company’s senior management team and realigning roles and responsibilities to further accelerate its clean energy transition and best position the company to grow and serve its customers and communities.

Duke Energy Foundation has awarded nearly $35,000 in grants through its Duke Energy Renewables fund to schools, community enrichment programs and wildlife rescue organizations in Kay County, Washington County and Payne County, Okla.

The Duke Energy Foundation today announced a three-year, $300,000 commitment to support internships for college students of color to jumpstart more career opportunities in energy, government, law and politics.

A subsidiary of Duke Energy, Progress Energy, today announced it will direct the trustee for its Contingent Value Obligations to pay holders of outstanding Contingent Value Obligations (CVO) approximately $1.03 per CVO.

The Florida Museum of Natural History looks to the past, present and future as it tells “The Story of Florida Water.” Visitors will soon be able to experience a simulated glass-bottom boat ride, a “Water Lab” and more as part of the new exhibition.  

Piedmont Natural Gas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to recover approximately $1.7 billion in capital investments for expansion to accommodate growth in its communities, for infrastructure to decrease price volatility for its customers, and for federally required safety improvements to its system.

St. Petersburg College has opened a new Power Florida Training Center in collaboration with Duke Energy and PowerTown Line Construction. The center will house the college’s new electrical lineworker program.

The Duke Energy Foundation has awarded $311,246 in grants to 22 different K-12 education programs in 15 Indiana counties for 2021.

Seminole State College of Florida is getting a power boost and installing a new solar array on its Robert & Jane Lee Campus in Oviedo, Fla. The new solar array was made possible through a $94,000 grant from Duke Energy.