News Releases

Duke Energy Carolinas shoreline Structure Renovation and Removal Program moves to the western shoreline of Lake Norman

Published on February 21, 2013

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas personnel will begin inspections of piers and structures located along the western shoreline of Lake Norman in Lincoln and Catawba counties in early March. These inspections are part of its Structure ...

Bear Creek Lake boating access area renovations complete

Published on February 18, 2013

TUCKASEGEE, N.C. -Improvements to Bear Creek Lake boating access area are complete, and the area is open to the public. The access area is located on Bear Creek Lake in Jackson County, N.C., at the end of Bear Lake Road. All the renovations were ...

Duke Energy opens two new public recreation access areas on the Tuckasegee River

Published on February 15, 2013

WHITTIER AND CULLOWHEE, N.C. -Duke Energy has completed all the major work at the new Barkers Creek and Locust Creek access areas on the Tuckasegee River in Jackson County. They are free to the public.The Barkers Creek access area, located on Hwy. 74 ...

Duke Energy's Gaston County research project wins top industry award

Published on February 7, 2013

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -A Duke Energy installation in Gaston County, N.C., has been named one of the top projects of the year by the editors of POWERGRID International magazine and PennWell Corp.Duke Energy's battery installation at the Rankin Substation in ...

Duke Energy Corp. subsidiaries to redeem eight series of preferred stock

Published on February 6, 2013

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today announced that on March 8, the company will redeem all shares of three series of preferred stock issued by its subsidiary Progress Energy Carolinas, Inc. and all shares of five series of preferred stock issued by its...

Crystal River Nuclear Plant to be retired; company evaluating sites for potential new gas-fueled generation

Published on February 5, 2013

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. -Following a comprehensive analysis, Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, announced today that it will retire the Crystal River Nuclear Plant (CR3) in Citrus County, Fla. The plant has been safely shut down and ...

Improvements completed at public recreation and access areas on Lakes Keowee and Jocassee

Published on February 4, 2013

SENECA AND SALEM, S.C. -Duke Energy has completed improvement work at a number of the recreation and public access areas located on Lake Keowee in Oconee County and Lake Jocassee in Pickens County.The projects recently completed on Lake Keowee are the ...

Duke Energy Carolinas files N.C. rate increase request

Published on February 4, 2013

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to increase electric rates by approximately $446 million, for an overall increase of 9.7 percent. More than 90 percent of the request is...

Progress Energy Florida selects Lake County industrial site as first to qualify for the companys Site Readiness Program

Published on February 1, 2013

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Progress Energy Florida has selected Lake Countys Florida Energy and Aerospace Technology (FEAT) Park as its first Site Readiness location in Florida. According to Marc Hoenstine, economic development manager for Progress Energy ...

Duke Energy's Bad Creek Hydro Station wins Conservation Award; Outdoor Classroom recognized

Published on February 1, 2013

SALEM, S.C. -Employees at Duke Energy's Bad Creek Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Station are being honored today at the South Carolina Wildlife Federations annual awards banquet for their leadership in conservation and educational programs. The ...