News Releases

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has about 3,400 restoration personnel in place as a winter storm begins to move through its Carolinas service territory. The crews include about 500 from the company's Midwest and Florida operations. They will bolster the...

PLAINFIELD AND SHELBYVILLE, IND. - Duke Energy is funding more than $62,000 in Ivy Tech Corporate College scholarships to jump start a regional training program to prepare workers for the skills local manufacturers identify as critical for their...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has begun moving crews in anticipation of a winter storm expected to cover its Carolinas service territory with snow, sleet and ice. A total of 150 workers are en route from the company’s Midwest operations to Greensboro,...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy this afternoon completed the installation of a permanent plug at its site in Eden, N.C., to stop releases from an ash basin at the Dan River Steam Station.Overnight, crews filled a section of the pipe with a concrete grout ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today pledged to take care of the Dan River and its surrounding environment as the company continues to address the coal ash release that began several days ago at the company's Dan River power plant in Eden, N.C."We ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Test results from water samples analyzed by Duke Energy overnight and today demonstrate that water quality continues to improve downstream of the Dan River Steam Station. On Sunday, a break in a stormwater pipe beneath the ash basin ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Hundreds of people using an array of heavy equipment worked through the night and today making progress at the Dan River Steam Station in Eden, N.C. “We are exploring multiple options to permanently and safely seal the broken...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Work continues today at the Dan River Steam Station in Rockingham County, N.C., to manage the release of ash and ash basin water into the Dan River."We're working closely with local, state and federal authorities," said Keith Trent, ...

CINCINNATI, OHIO - Duke Energy is bracing for a possible ice and snowstorm that is forecast to hit the Midwest today. Duke Energy’s team of meteorologists continues to monitor the system. Line technicians, service crews and other personnel are available...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy engineers have had some success stemming the flow from an ash pond at Dan River Steam Station.A temporary plug periodically mitigated the leakage into the Dan River throughout the day, and a team of experts continues to ...