News Releases

GOLDSBORO, N.C. -Progress Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, will officially close the coal-fired H.F. Lee power plant near Goldsboro, N.C., Sept. 15. This is the second such retirement under the utility’s fleet-modernization program, ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) for North America for the seventh consecutive year. In the electricity sector, 33 utilities from North America were evaluated for consideration. Nine were...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, has selected the University of Florida (UF) as the recipient of a 100-kilowatt (kW) solar photovoltaic (PV) array. The effort is part of the utility’s expanded SunSense® ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -With Labor Day just past, the peak of hurricane season is upon us, so it is important to recognize September as National Preparedness Month.Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, focuses on preparedness all year ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -Next week Charlotte and North Carolina will be propelled onto the world stage when we welcome the 2012 Democratic National Convention.As the CEO of Duke Energy, which is fortunate enough to call Charlotte and North Carolina home, I ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. - Progress Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, today filed requests to lower average residential customer bills by 6 percent. The company filed its annual requests with the Florida Public Service Commission (PSC) to recover...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - A total of 13 Duke Energy employees were honored today with the company's James B. Duke Award – the company's highest employee award for service to the company and community. The awards honor accomplishments performed in the previous...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Lynn J. Good, Duke Energy’s executive vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the 2012 Barclays Capital CEO Energy-Power Conference in New York City on Wednesday, Sept. 5, from 1:45 to 2:20 p.m.The presentation ...

CRYSTAL RIVER, FLA. -What do 21 Volkswagen Beetles, three elephants and a single month’s worth of recycled material from the Crystal River Nuclear Plant Unit 3 (CR3) have in common?They all weigh about 21 tons.CR3 employees recently launched a ...

ST. PETERSBURG, FLA. -Tropical Storm Isaac brought gusting wind and heavy rain to the Gulf Coast of Florida, but didn’t cause widespread power outages to Progress Energy Florida customers.As of 11 a.m. Monday, fewer than 1,000 customers in Progress ...