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Duke Energy Foundation is awarding $500,000 through the 2025 Helping Emergency Response Organizations (HERO) Grant Program to support severe weather emergency preparedness across South Carolina.

The air was electric, and the energy was tangible at a competition over the weekend where 30 Duke Energy lineworkers from across North Carolina and South Carolina took home top awards at the Carolinas Lineman’s Rodeo – earning the opportunity to move on to one of the most prominent and celebrated lineworker events in the world.

On April 18, Duke Energy celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day – a day to recognize the service, commitment and sacrifices of lineworkers, team members who are critical to ensuring customers have access to safe and reliable electricity.

Duke Energy encourages customers to stay safe as the company continues to respond to historic storms and flooding in the Greater Cincinnati area.

Duke Energy has restored power for more than 96% of its customers affected by power outages across the region as of 7 a.m. Friday.

Duke Energy has restored power for more than 98% of its customers affected by power outages across Indiana as of 9 a.m. ET Friday. Crews will continue with restoration efforts in the areas hardest hit by high winds, tornadoes and significant rainfall from Wednesday’s severe weather.

Duke Energy has restored power to more than 31,000 customers in Ohio and Kentucky who were impacted by high winds, severe storms overnight.

Duke Energy has restored power to more than 74,000 customers who were affected by high winds and significant rainfall that ripped through Indiana yesterday, causing more than 85,000 power outages. Crews are working to restore the approximately 10,500 customers who remained without power as of 11:45 a.m.

Duke Energy is monitoring forecasts and preparing for severe weather that has the potential to produce damaging winds and flooding in its Indiana service territory later today.

South Carolina government agencies and nonprofits can now apply for grants to fund training, life-saving equipment and innovative technology to aid in weather-related disaster planning and recovery operations.