Duke Energy Signs $6 Billion Credit Agreement
November 28, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – November 28, 2011 – Duke Energy has entered into a new $6 billion, five-year credit agreement with 30 financial institutions. The company has immediate access to $4…
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Global Energy Franchise announces new facility in Cherokee County
November 22, 2011Operations expected to create more than 200 new jobs over the next four years CHEROKEE COUNTY, SC – November 22, 2011 – Global Energy Franchise today announced plans to establish…
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Santee Cooper names Keith Smith manager at Rainey Generating Station
November 16, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – November 15, 2011 – Keith Smith has been named manager of Santee Cooper’s Rainey Generating Station, a 961-megawatt natural gas-fired plant in Anderson County. Smith, a…
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Duke Energy Renewables Acquires Three N.C. Solar Farms
November 15, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – November 15, 2011 – Duke Energy Renewables has acquired three 1-megawatt (MW) commercial solar projects in the southwestern corner of the state. The company now owns seven…
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Electric Vehicle Charging Stations Come to Grand Strand
November 14, 2011MYRTLE BEACH, SC – November 14, 2011 – Unveiling the latest initiative in efforts to build a more sustainable community, officials with Plug In Carolina, Coastal Carolina University, the Myrtle…
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SCANA Reports Financial Results for Third Quarter and Year-to-Date 2011, Reaffirms 2011 Earnings Guidance, Announces Preliminary 2012 Guidance
October 28, 2011CAYCE, SC – October 27, 2011 – SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG) todayannounced basic earnings for the third quarter of 2011 of $105 million,or 81 cents per share, compared to $101…
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SCE&G Names Presidents to Lead Core Focus Areas of Power Generation and Retail Operations
October 28, 2011CAYCE, SC – October 27, 2011 – SCANA Corporation (NYSE: SCG)announced today that Steve Byrne has been named president of SouthCarolina Electric & Gas Company Generation and Keller Kissam hasbeen…
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Lincoln Increases Trucking Fleet to Expand Regional Biofuels Service
October 25, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – October 25, 2011 – Lincoln Energy Solutions, a provider of biofuels solutions and related services, recently expanded their transportation fleet. This addition strengthens Lincoln’s capability to increase…
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Thorndyke named manager of Cross Generating Station
October 17, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – October 17, 2011 – Dickie Thorndyke has been named the next manager of Cross Generating Station, Santee Cooper’s largest generating facility, the state-owned electric and water…
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Santee Cooper names Sam Bennett economic development manager
October 6, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – October 6, 2011 – C. Samuel “Sam” Bennett II has joined Santee Cooper as manager of economic development. As part of his responsibilities, Bennett will work…
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Santee Cooper Launches Business Custom Rebates
October 3, 2011Part of ongoing “Reduce the Use” Energy Efficiency Campaign MONCKS CORNER, SC – October 3, 2011 – Santee Cooper today unveiled its Business Custom Rebates, a customized energy savings initiative…
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Duke Energy Carolinas Issues Request for Proposals for Capacity and Energy
September 29, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – September 29, 2011 – Duke Energy Carolinas today is issuing a request for proposals (RFP) to purchase up to 1,500 megawatts of intermediate and/or peaking electricity generation…
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Santee Cooper announces organizational changes in operation and finance departments
September 26, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – September 26, 2011 – Santee Cooper today announced several organizational changes in the operation and finance departments. The changes will be effective Oct. 1, 2011. On…
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Duke Energy to Build Fifth Texas Wind Farm
September 20, 2011Company Has Announced Nearly 800 Megawatts of New Wind Projects in 2011 CHARLOTTE, NC – September 20, 2011 – For the second time in a month, Duke Energy is announcing…
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Santee Cooper approves refunding bond sale
September 14, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – September 14, 2011 – The Board of Directors of Santee Cooper approved the sale of $135,855,000 in refunding bonds, with a present value savings of $7.7…
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Duke Energy Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index World List for Second Year in a Row
September 8, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – September 8, 2011 – Duke Energy’s leadership in sustainable business practices was recognized for a second year in a row through placement on the prestigious Dow Jones…
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Duke Energy and Progress Energy Announce North Carolina Merger Settlement with N.C. Public Staff
September 5, 2011CHARLOTTE and RALEIGH, NC – September 2, 2011 – Duke Energy and Progress Energy today announced a settlement with the N.C. Public Staff regarding the companies’ proposed merger. The proposed…
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Santee Cooper Board Authorizes Rate Study
August 22, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – August 22, 2011 – The Santee Cooper Board of Directors today authorized management to study the utility’s current electric rates and whether they will support future…
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KEMET Announces Installation of Electric Vehicle Charging Station
August 18, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – August 18, 2011 – KEMET Corporation (NYSE: KEM), a leading manufacturer of tantalum, ceramic, aluminum, film, paper and electrolytic capacitors, today announced the installation of an electric…
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IPS TRICO Signs Authorized Service Agreement with ELIN Motoren
August 11, 2011Leading wind service provider will offer maintenance, repair and OEM parts on ELIN wind generators in North and South America GREENVILLE, SC – August 12, 2011 – IPS, the nation’s…
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Davis named manager of Santee Cooper’s Jefferies Generating Station
August 4, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – August 4, 2011 – Mike Davis, superintendent of generation technical services, has been named plant manager at Santee Cooper’s Jefferies Generating Station, taking the helm from…
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Duke Energy Second Quarter Earnings Reflect Continued Positive Momentum
August 3, 2011Company is on track to achieve 2011 adjusted diluted EPS outlook range of $1.35 to $1.40 per share CHARLOTTE, NC – August 2, 2011 – Duke Energy today announced second…
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Duke Energy Increases Quarterly Dividend
June 22, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – June 22, 2011 – Duke Energy declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.25 per share, an increase of a half-cent over the previous…
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Santee Cooper Regional Water System Sets Delivery Record
May 25, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – May 25, 2011 – The Santee Cooper Regional Water System delivered a record amount of water earlier this week, breaking a nearly four-year-old record. The new…
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Duke Energy’s Rogers Urges NCSU Grads to ‘Write Your Own Book’
May 16, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – May 16, 2011 – The following are excerpts from Duke Energy Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers’ speech to graduates at North Carolina State University’s Commencement exercises…
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Duke Energy Declares Quarterly Dividend
May 9, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – May 5, 2011 – Duke Energy has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.245 per share. The dividend is payable on June 16,…
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Duke Energy Foundation Donates $50,000 for Japanese Disaster Relief Efforts
April 18, 2011PLAINFIELD, IN – April 18, 2011 – The Duke Energy Foundation is donating $50,000 to the Japan-America Society of Indiana’s (JASI) “Japan Earthquake Relief Fund” to be used for disaster…
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Keowee Hydroelectric Station Celebrates 40 Years of Service
April 14, 2011SENECA, SC – April 14, 2011 – Forty years ago this Sunday, April 17, Keowee Hydroelectric Station entered commercial operation, contributing 158 megawatts of clean, efficient power to the Upstate.…
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Santee Cooper joins with Waste Management’s LampTracker and Hagemeyer to offer FREE lamp recycling
April 13, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – April 13, 2011 – Santee Cooper today announced that it will partner with Waste Management’s LampTracker and Hagemeyer North America to offer free recycling of fluorescent…
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Duke Energy and American Transmission Co. Form Joint Venture to Build Transmission in North America
April 13, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – April 13, 2011 – Duke Energy and American Transmission Co. announced the creation of Duke-American Transmission Co., a joint venture that will build, own and operate new…
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Duke Energy Renewables Acquires Solar Farm at N.C. Elementary School
April 12, 2011MURPHY, NC – April 12, 2011 – Duke Energy Renewables now owns a 1-megawatt solar farm on the grounds of an elementary school in the southwestern corner of North Carolina.…
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Duke Energy to Offer Public a Unique Investment Opportunity
April 5, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – April 5, 2011 – Duke Energy today launched PremierNotesSM, a notes program that provides individuals and other qualified investors an opportunity to make direct investments in new…
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Duke Energy, Progress Energy Make Regulatory Filings for Merger Approval
April 5, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC and RALEIGH, NC – April 4, 2011 – Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy, Inc. today filed applications seeking regulatory approval of the merger the companies announced Jan.…
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Santee Cooper kicks off spring 2011 Mini-Bond sale
April 4, 2011MONCKS CORNER,SC – April 4, 2011 – Santee Cooper opens its spring 2011 Mini-Bond sale tomorrow, April 1, offering investors the opportunity to purchase municipal bonds for as little as…
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Santee Cooper announces organizational changes
March 23, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – March 23, 2011 – Santee Cooper today announced several organizational changes, to better align leadership and key departments in preparation for upcoming retirements and to further…
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Santee Cooper, Berkeley County dedicate Berkeley Green Power Generating Station
March 23, 2011Project is Lowcountry’s first MONCKS CORNER, SC – March 23, 2011 – As Santee Cooper Green Power approaches its 10th anniversary, the utility and Berkeley County Water & Sanitation today…
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Waste is not Waste say South Carolina Recyclers
March 10, 2011COLUMBIA, SC – March 10, 2011 – Amid blue bins and carts,schoolchildren with signs, economic impact posters, artwork, and aboutseventy-five attendees; political, recycling-industry and conservationleaders promoted a new ABC recycling…
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Duke Energy Selects Verizon Wireless as Telecommunications Partner for Envision: Charlotte
March 3, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – March 3, 2011 – Duke Energy today announced that Verizon Wireless will provide the telecommunications network that will connect the digital meters, signs and media players that…
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Duke Energy CEO Calls for Purpose-Driven Capitalism
March 3, 2011DURHAM, NC – March 2, 2011 – Below are excerpts from a speech given today by Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) CEO Jim Rogers at the annual meeting of the North…
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Duke Energy Reports Strong 2010 Results
February 21, 2011Company attains adjusted diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.43 in 2010, compared to $1.22 in 2009; reported diluted EPS $1.00 for 2010 compared to $0.83 in 2009 Fourth quarter…
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Solar Workshop Returns to Columbia
February 13, 2011Nationally Recognized Solar Expert Returns to Columbia for Workshop COLUMBIA, SC – February 11, 2011 – The person highly involved withwriting the photovoltaics (solar electricity) section of the NationalElectrical Code…
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Solar Workshop Returns to Columbia
February 12, 2011Nationally Recognized Solar Expert Returns to Columbia for Workshop COLUMBIA, SC – February 11, 2011 – The person highly involved with writing the photovoltaics (solar electricity) section of the National…
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Progress Energy Implements Intergraph®'s Vegetation Management Solution
February 2, 2011Leading Utility Streamlines Workflows for Managing Vegetation Inspections, Field Work HUNTSVILLE, AL – February 1, 2011 – Progress Energy, a leading electric utility provider in the Carolinas and Florida, has implemented Intergraph®’s…
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ReWa Recognizes Industry for Pollution Prevention Efforts
February 1, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – February 1, 2011 – In order to encourage the abatement of pollution through prevention, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) established an annual Pollution Prevention (P2) Recognition Program. Many…
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GreenCo to Purchase Renewable Energy Certificates from New Duke Energy Commercial Solar Project in North Carolina
January 24, 2011MURFREESBORO, NC – January 24, 2011 – GreenCo Solutions and North Carolina Electric Membership Corporation will purchase renewable energy certificates and electricity, respectively, from a new solar project Duke Energy…
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Duke Energy Resolves Wyoming Wind Farms Property Tax Appeal
January 24, 2011CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Duke Energy has reached a settlement with the Wyoming Department of Revenue on the company’s 2010 property tax valuation appeal. The settlement, approved in December 2010 by…
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Duke Energy’s Rogers Supports President’s Call for Review of Federal Regulations
January 19, 2011CHARLOTTE, NC – January 18, 2011 – The following is a statement by DukeEnergy chairman, president and CEO Jim Rogers in support of President BarackObama’s executive order today for a…
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Duke Energy and ENN Group Collaborate on Green Cities Initiative
January 18, 2011WASHINGTON, D.C. – Duke Energy and China-based ENN Group announced an agreement today to collaborate on the development of technologies to help build greener cities in China and the United…
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Renewable Water Resources Distributes Annual Report to the Community
January 18, 2011GREENVILLE, SC – January 18, 2011 – As part of its public education program, Renewable Water Resources (ReWa) recently released its “2010 Annual Report to the Community.” This folded insert,…
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Santee Cooper launches mobile website
January 12, 2011MONCKS CORNER, SC – January 12, 2011 – Santee Cooper has launched a mobile website, giving customers and other key audiences on-the-go an opportunity to interact with the state-owned electric…
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