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Duke Energy's proposed acquisition of Piedmont Natural Gas gained important support today as the North Carolina Public Staff reached agreement with Duke Energy and Piedmont on certain stipulations and conditions for approval of the transaction.

 Duke Energy today issued the following statement regarding Governor McCrory's veto of Senate Bill 71 in North Carolina.

Duke Energy is launching a new phase of its successful advertising campaign to highlight Millennials, Gen X and Baby Boomers' reliance on energy – and how the company is meeting each generation's needs with new technologies that generate and deliver increasingly clean energy.

Duke Energy has selected eight North Carolina properties for participation in this year’s Site Readiness Program to prepare them for business and industrial development.

Duke Energy today declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.825 per share payable on June 16, 2016, to shareholders of record at the close of business May 20, 2016.

Duke Energy is focused on its customers and future strategy in a rapidly evolving industry, CEO Lynn Good told investors at the company's annual shareholder meeting today.

Duke Energy today announced first quarter 2016 adjusted diluted EPS of $1.13, compared to $1.24 for first quarter 2015. First quarter 2016 reported EPS was $1.01, compared to $1.22 for first quarter 2015. Reported...

Continuing its dramatic growth in renewable energy, Duke Energy has raised its 2020 renewable energy goal by 33 percent.

Duke Energy's board of directors has unanimously elected Duke Energy president, CEO and vice chairman Lynn Good as its new board chairman, effective Jan. 1, 2016.

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the boards of directors of both companies have unanimously approved a definitive agreement for Duke Energy to acquire Piedmont for approximately $4.9 billion in cash. "We look forward to welcoming Piedmont's employees and one million customers in the Carolinas and Tennessee to Duke Energy," said Lynn Good, president and CEO of Duke Energy.