News Releases

Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) and Duke Energy Progress (DEP), like a number of other utilities, have urged customers to conserve their usage and in some cases, the company is implementing load shedding steps that include interruptions in service.

As extreme temperatures drive unusually high energy demand across the Carolinas, Duke Energy is requesting customers to reduce their energy use for the next 24-hours.

Duke Energy is monitoring and preparing for a winter weather system that may cause power outages across the Carolinas this holiday weekend.

To encourage the act of giving and sharing warmth with neighbors, the mayors of Charlotte, Fayetteville, Greensboro and Wilmington, N.C.; Greenville, S.C.; and Nashville, Tenn., have proclaimed Dec. 12, 2022, as “Share the Warmth Day” in their respective cities.

Piedmont Natural Gas earned the No. 1 spot in customer satisfaction with residential natural gas service in the South among large utilities, according to the J.D. Power 2022 Gas Utility Residential Customer Satisfaction Study.

On this Giving Tuesday, Duke Energy closes out a monthlong initiative to support organizations that address food insecurities and inequities across South Carolina with nearly $170,000 in surprise microgrants to community organizations across the state.

Duke Energy joined Mill Village Farms in downtown Greenville today for “Yam Jam,” bringing volunteers together to bag thousands of sweet potatoes as part of a monthlong campaign to support organizations in South Carolina that address food insecurities and inequities across the state.

Se espera que las intensas lluvias y las fuertes corrientes de vientos acompañen a la tormenta tropical Nicole conforme pasa por las Carolinas el viernes, junto con la posibilidad de fuertes vientos, cortes de suministro eléctrico e inundaciones generalizadas

Heavy rains and gusty winds are expected to accompany Tropical Storm Nicole as it passes through the Carolinas on Friday, bringing the potential for high winds, flooding and widespread power outages.

The Southeast Energy Exchange Market (SEEM) today announced it has initiated operations, which now allows participants to buy and sell power using the advanced SEEM platform.