GREENVILLE, SC – April 18, 2012 – Lincoln Energy Solutions, a provider of biofuels solutions and related services, is expanding their facility by constructing new storage tanks at their location…

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S.C. Exemplary Project Award presented to Wofford  SPARTANBURG, SC – April 4, 2012 – Wofford College’s Goodall Environmental Studies Center recently received the Exemplary Project Award from the U.S. Green…

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CHARLOTTE and RALEIGH, NC – Duke Energy and Progress Energy today filed a revised wholesale market power mitigation plan with the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) as part of their…

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CHARLESTON, SC – March 7, 2012 – Trident Technical College and theAmerican Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), in partnership with theDanish and German embassies, will host a special day-long symposium,Sustainable…

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CLEMSON, SC – March 7, 2012 – The gentle whir of an electric motor — in a Chevy Volt, to beprecise — marked the start of a new era for…

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LOSANGELES, CA – February 13, 2012 – Duke Energy and China Huaneng Group havesigned a new, three-year agreement expanding their research cooperation in theareas of advanced coal and carbon capture…

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GREENVILLE, SC – February 6, 2012 – At its ForeverGreen Annual Awards Luncheon today in Greenville, Upstate Forever honored six conservation champions for significant contributions in land protection, air and…

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Solar Energy Powers Zentrum Museum and Electric Vehicle (EV) Stations SPARTANBURG, SC – February 2, 2012 – BMW Manufacturing has completed the installation and commissioning of solar panels that are…

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Winners committed to strategic energy solutions and economic development. CHARLOTTE, NC – January 16, 2011 – Organizations achieve their energy and sustainability goals, even during tough economic times. Just ask…

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CHARLOTTE, NC – January 6, 2012 – Duke Energy has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.25 per share. The dividend is payable on March 16,…

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CHARLOTTE AND RALEIGH, NC – December 16, 2011 – Below is a statement issued today by Duke Energy and Progress Energy.  “Duke Energy and Progress Energy announced today they remain…

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GREENVILLE, SC – December 15, 2011 – Lincoln Energy Solutions, a provider of biofuels solutions and related services, recently hired three new managers who each bring unique industry expertise to…

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CHARLOTTE, NC – December 12, 2011 – Duke Energy now owns two large-scale solar farms in Arizona – the company’s first in the American West.  Duke Energy Renewables, a commercial…

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CHARLOTTE – NC, December 5, 2011 – The Nuclear Regulatory Commission on Friday approved the transfer of indirect control of Progress Energy’s nuclear plants to include Duke Energy as the…

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If approved by the Public Service Commission of South Carolina (PSCSC), the average rate increase would be 5.98 percent. CHARLOTTE, NC – December 1, 2011 – Duke Energy Carolinas, the…

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CHARLOTTE, 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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Operations 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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GREENVILLE, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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Company 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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CHARLOTTE 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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GREENVILLE, 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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Leading 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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Company 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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PLAINFIELD, 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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SENECA, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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MURPHY, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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COLUMBIA, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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DURHAM, 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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Company 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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Nationally 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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Leading 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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GREENVILLE, 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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MURFREESBORO, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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CHARLOTTE, 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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WASHINGTON, 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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GREENVILLE, 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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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) and ProgressEnergy, Inc. (NYSE: PGN) announced today that both companies’ boards ofdirectors have unanimously approved a definitive merger agreement tocombine the two companies in a stock-for-stock…

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CHARLOTTE, NC – January 6, 2011 –  Duke Energy has declared a quarterly cash dividend on its common stock of $0.245 per share. The dividend is payable on March 16,…

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