As National Lineworker Appreciation Day approaches on April 18, the Duke Energy Foundation announced a $50,000 grant to the Electrical Lineworker Program at St. Petersburg College (SPC) to help meet the energy industry’s future workforce needs. Since the program’s debut…
For lineworkers, weathering the storm is just another day on the job. On April 18, Duke Energy celebrates National Lineworker Appreciation Day – an acknowledgement of the challenging work of utility lineworkers nationwide who are committed to keeping the lights on…
South Florida State College (SFSC) received more than $50,000 in grant funding from the Duke Energy Foundation at a Live-Wire Demonstration event on the College’s Highlands Campus today. The funding will be used to increase training in the College’s Electrical…
The City of Charlotte and Duke Energy Carolinas are launching an income-qualified energy efficiency home rehabilitation pilot program. The High Energy Use Pilot will help income-qualified customers with high energy use receive much-needed home repairs and energy efficiency retrofits that…
Duke Energy will post its first-quarter 2023 financial results at 7 a.m. ET on Tuesday, May 9 on the company’s website at duke-energy.com An earnings conference call for analysts is scheduled at 10 a.m. ET that day to discuss the first-quarter…
Duke Energy today announced five retail tenants will open their doors on the ground floor of the company’s new headquarters in uptown Charlotte, the Duke Energy Plaza. These retailers will be exciting new destinations and emphasize the company’s commitment to…
Duke Energy has restored power to more than 61,000 customers who were affected by the severe and damaging storms that moved through Indiana Friday as well as persistent high winds Saturday. Approximately 70,000 were affected by outages, and approximately 9,200…
The field of electric mobility, or e-mobility, is an area of tremendous growth in the state of Georgia. Thanks to a $5 million gift from Georgia Power Company to the UGA College of Engineering, the University of Georgia is aiming to be a leader in…
Southern Company announced today it is increasing its dividend by 8 cents per share on an annualized basis to a rate of $2.80 per share. This marks the 75th consecutive year that Southern Company has paid a dividend on its common stock that is equal…
Georgia Power announced today that it has elected Steven R. Ewing to the company’s board of directors. Ewing is owner, president and CEO of the Wade Ford Franchise in Smyrna, Georgia. Wade Ford is the oldest metro-Atlanta Ford dealer, serving customers from across the Southeast…
Georgia residents and businesses have a convenient and responsible way to recycle their unwanted electronics this coming Earth Day. Georgia Natural Gas (GNG), Georgia’s leading natural gas provider, is partnering with Lenox Square and eWaste ePlanet, an R2.v3 certified electronics recycling and data destruction provider, to host an…
Georgia Power announced today it has achieved another important milestone for the new nuclear units under construction at its Vogtle 3 & 4 nuclear expansion project near Waynesboro, Ga. The generator at Vogtle Unit 3 has generated electricity for the first time,…