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The warm days of summer are here, which bring high temperatures and high energy use. Duke Energy offers a variety of flexible payment arrangements and programs to help customers manage their bills.

As communities continue to feel financial strain due to the rising cost of basic needs like food and transportation, Duke Energy and its Foundation are investing more than $40 million to support nonprofits and other programs dedicated to help those in need.

Duke Energy is assessing damage and restoring power after a powerful storm knocked out power to approximately 100,000 customers in southwest Ohio and Northern Kentucky Wednesday afternoon.

As Florida heads into another month of hurricane season and afternoon thunderstorms become more common, Duke Energy Florida’s smart, self-healing technology continues to benefit customers during power outages.

Following significant investments to make southwest Ohio’s natural gas distribution system more reliable and resilient for customers, Duke Energy Ohio today filed a request with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio to review the company’s natural gas rates.

Newly enacted legislation, which passed the General Assembly with strong bipartisan support and was quickly signed into law by Gov. Henry McMaster, could save South Carolina electric customers millions of dollars in costs to restore service after recent historic as well as future weather events.

While the cool comfort of the indoors offers relief from summer heat, increased energy usage from running the AC results in higher utility bills. Duke Energy offers a variety of programs and low- to no-cost tips to manage usage and make staying on budget easier.

Duke Energy crews and grid operators last week successfully managed record-breaking power usage while dealing with the aftermath of severe storms across its two Carolinas utilities

Duke Energy Progress this week made its annual filings with the North Carolina Utilities Commission for costs associated with fuel and various riders, including state programs to encourage renewable energy adoption, and energy efficiency and demand management programs to reduce energy use.

Duke Energy Carolinas customers in North Carolina and South Carolina set a summertime record for electricity usage as this week’s heat wave drove up energy demand.