News Releases

Duke Energy Carolinas' residential customers in North Carolina to see slight drop in rates

Published on September 4, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Carolinas customers in North Carolina will pay less for electricity starting this month. As approved by the N.C. Utilities Commission (NCUC), the monthly bill for a residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours (kWh) of...

Duke Energy to build Los Vientos V wind power project in Texas

Published on September 3, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial business unit of Duke Energy, today announced it will build, own and operate a 110-megawatt (MW) wind power project, Los Vientos V, in Starr County, Texas. Garland Power & Light, Greenville Electric...

Duke Energy, Piedmont Natural Gas select Dominion to build 550-mile 'Atlantic Coast Pipeline' to transport natural gas from West Virginia to eastern North Carolina

Published on September 2, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and Piedmont Natural Gas today announced the selection of Dominion to build and operate a 550-mile interstate natural gas pipeline from West Virginia, through Virginia and into eastern North Carolina to meet the regions...

Duke Energy Indiana proposes plan to modernize its statewide electric grid

Published on August 29, 2014

PLAINFIELD, IND. -Duke Energy Indiana is filing a plan today with Indiana state utility regulators to modernize its aging electric grid that delivers power to more than 800,000 Hoosier homes, businesses and industries.The seven-year, $1.9 billion plan ...

Duke Energy to retire coal operations at its W.C. Beckjord Station

Published on August 28, 2014

CINCINNATI, O.H. -Duke Energy today announced it will retire the remaining coal-fired units, 5 and 6, at its W.C. Beckjord Station in New Richmond, Ohio, effective Sept. 1.Due to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agencys increasingly stringent ...

Duke Energy files Keowee-Toxaway license application

Published on August 27, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy today filed with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) an application for a new license for the Keowee-Toxaway Hydroelectric Project in South Carolina.The license would allow Duke Energy to continue operating ...

Duke Energy CEO Lynn J. Good to address 2014 Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City Sept. 3

Published on August 26, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Lynn J. Good, Duke Energys president and chief executive officer, will present at the 2014 Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 3, from 11:45 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.The presentation will be ...

Duke Energy updates progress on Ohio River oil spill cleanup

Published on August 25, 2014

CINCINNATI, OHIO -Duke Energy today released updated information on the diesel fuel spill that occurred on Aug. 18, at W.C. Beckjord Station, 20 miles southeast of Cincinnati.As part of its ongoing investigation, Duke Energy has determined that the ...

Duke Energy implodes smokestacks at its Cape Fear Plant

Published on August 22, 2014

MONCURE, N.C. -Duke Energys Cape Fear Plant this morning underwent a major transformation after serving the region well for more than 90 years.The decommissioning team imploded the two 200-foot smokestacks at the site as part of Duke Energys program ...

Duke Energy to sell non-regulated Midwest generation business to Dynegy

Published on August 22, 2014

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Duke Energy today announced Dynegy will buy its non-regulated Midwest Commercial Generation Business for $2.8 billion in cash, which includes ownership interests in 11 power plants and Duke Energy Retail Sales, the companys ...