News Releases

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, is preparing to mobilize more than 1200 off-system line and tree personnel to assist company crews if Tropical Storm Isaac affects its customers. This weekend, crews will be...

SALEM, S.C. -Duke Energy will begin improvement work at two remote access areas at Devils Fork State Park on Lake Jocassee on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012.The north remote (Double Springs) access area will temporarily close on Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012, for ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Progress Energy Florida is monitoring the movement and expected track of Tropical Storm Isaac, which is currently forecast to make landfall in Florida early next week, possibly as a hurricane. Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas has launched a new program to give customers across the Carolinas a convenient way to recycle outdated refrigerators and freezers.The program targets older appliances typically kept in garages and basements for ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy has joined the Research Triangle Cleantech Cluster (RTCC) as a founding board member, committing $25,000 a year for a three-year period to the organization.Lee Mazzocchi, senior vice president and chief integration and ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has selected 10 public schools serving as emergency shelters to receive no-cost solar installations and battery backup systems through the utility’s SunSense Schools...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -If every American home replaced just one incandescent light bulb with an ENERGY STAR® light bulb, we could save about $600 million in annual energy costs, enough to light 3 million homes for a year, according to the U.S. ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Vincent M. Dolan, state president for Duke Energy subsidiary Progress Energy Florida, has announced that he will retire by the end of 2012. The company has named R. Alexander “Alex” Glenn, currently the Florida utility’s general ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy Carolinas has distributed $11 million to more than 50 assistance agencies across its North Carolina service territory. The funds, from shareholders, are designed to assist low-income residents in North Carolina with ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas and Progress Energy Carolinas, both subsidiaries of Duke Energy Corp., are seeking regulatory approval to begin returning merger-related savings to customers. Filings made today with the North Carolina Utilities...