News Releases

Duke Energy has been named to Forbes magazine’s 2019 list of America’s Best Employers. Out of 500 companies ranked, Duke Energy moved up one spot to No. 105.

Bringing more cost-effective solar energy to the Carolinas, 14 utility-scale projects have been selected during an independently judged bidding process – part of a 2017 comprehensive renewable energy law.

Today, the company issued the following statement in response to an April 1, 2019, order by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) requiring excavation of coal ash basins at the company’s Allen, Belews Creek, Cliffside/Rogers, Marshall, Mayo and Roxboro facilities.

Duke Energy today issued a statement in response to an announcement by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality regarding the department’s evaluation of closure options for coal ash basins at the company’s Allen, Belews Creek, Cliffside/Rogers, Marshall, Mayo and Roxboro facilities.

For the first time in six years, and following significant investments for the ongoing growth, safety and reliability of its system, Piedmont Natural Gas today filed a request with the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) to raise its base rates.

As part of its commitment to build a cleaner and smarter North Carolina, Duke Energy is proposing the largest investment in electric vehicle (EV) infrastructure ever in the Southeast – a $76 million initiative to spur EV adoption across the state.

After a year of record-setting weather events – from tornadoes and flooding to ice storms and hurricanes – the Duke Energy Foundation today announced $1 million in funding to help North Carolina communities increase their resiliency to these major weather events with advanced preparation and planning through the Powerful Communities: Storm Resiliency grant program.

Our 35 solar facilities in North Carolina are helping the state keep a firm hold as the nation's No. 2 solar state; production up 36 percent in 2018.

Duke Energy Progress, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has completed its first issuance of $600 million in green bonds that will finance eligible green energy projects, including the development, construction and procurement of solar generation in the Carolinas.

With the start of the new year, Duke Energy is building on the success of popular solar power programs to help more customers go solar across the Carolinas.