News Releases

HARLOTTE, N.C. - Ten years ago, Hurricane Katrina devastated the Gulf Coast. America watched as hundreds of thousands of people suffered and hundreds died. In the midst of this tragedy, many utilities, including Duke Energy and Progress Energy (now Duke...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today issued the following statement regarding background well sampling data released by the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR). The state tested 24 private wells, known as background ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy will announce its recommended route for a new transmission line between Campobello, S.C., and Asheville, N.C., in early October, three months earlier than originally planned, the company announced today.Duke Energy has ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - With groundwater safety at the forefront, Duke Energy today began submitting comprehensive groundwater assessments to the N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) for each of the 14 coal plants in the state.

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -Two familiar Duke Energy leaders return to Asheville this month to support the company’s operations and community relations efforts in Western North Carolina.Robert Sipes, who currently manages Duke Energy’s business services group in ...

TOPTON, N.C. -Big Choga Access Area on Lake Nantahala recently reopened for the remainder of the summer recreation season. All facilities and amenities are available for public use.Site improvements at the access area include a paved parking lot with ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas’ South Carolina customers will see greater savings in their electric bills in 2016 if the company’s annual fuel charge adjustment receives approval from the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC). If...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - In response to drought conditions in the region, Duke Energy is requesting lake neighbors who withdraw water from the Catawba-Wateree lakes for irrigation to voluntarily limit watering to Tuesdays and Saturdays. "“Despite recent...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables today announced it has acquired the 20-megawatt (MW-AC) Seville I and 30-MW Seville II Solar Power Projects in California from Kruger Energy. The projects are located in Imperial County about 10 miles west of the...

RALEIGH, N.C. -David Fountain, senior vice president of enterprise legal support for Duke Energy, has been named Duke Energy'’s state president in North Carolina, effective Sept. 1, 2015. Fountain succeeds Paul Newton, who announced his retirement ...