News Releases

Duke Energy Florida and its staff of meteorologists are closely monitoring the approaching tropical storm-like weather expected this weekend and making preparations to respond as quickly as possible should customers in Florida experience any disruptions in their service. The company urges customers to prepare as well.

Duke Energy’s first floating solar project in Florida is now producing clean, renewable energy while helping the company better understand the capabilities of innovative clean energy technologies to benefit Florida customers and communities, now and in the future.

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park, a popular destination with one of the most pristine stretches of beaches in Naples, is getting a much-needed mangrove makeover to restore portions of its shoreline affected by Hurricane Ian.

Duke Energy Florida reducirá las tarifas de los clientes en 2024.

Duke Energy Florida will reduce customer rates in 2024. Today, the Florida Public Service Commission (FPSC) unanimously approved Duke Energy’s request to lower rates starting in January 2024. A typical residential customer using 1,000 kWh will see a decrease in their January 2024 bill of $11.29, or about 6%, when compared to December 2023.

The Duke Energy Foundation is dedicating an additional $100,000 in financial assistance to Florida customers to help pay their energy bills this holiday season. The funding is made possible through the company’s Share the Light Fund®, which helps individuals and families in need.

The Better Business Bureau serving West Florida (BBB) is proud to announce another collaborative effort with leading utility providers Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Electric and Peoples Gas to raise awareness about the growing threat of utility scams. As part of Utility Scam Awareness Day on Nov. 15, 2023, the organizations are joining forces to educate consumers and businesses about the tactics used by scammers and empower them to protect themselves.

Duke Energy and its Foundation are contributing more than $56,000 to five organizations in Florida that are working to provide career pathways, housing repairs and other unique services for veterans and their loved ones. Since last year, Duke Energy has invested more than $290,000 in support for veterans.

Beginning Nov. 1, Duke Energy will kick off a monthlong campaign to support organizations in South Carolina that address food insecurities and inequities across the state. Duke Energy’s monthlong initiative will provide nearly $400,000 to more than 60 feeding programs leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday.

Duke Energy today announced it soon will break ground in DeBary, Fla., on the first demonstration project in the United States to successfully create clean energy using an end-to-end system to produce, store and combust 100% green hydrogen.