Four Duke Energy contractors killed in Eden crash
Four men were killed Thursday in a crash involving a city dump truck.
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Duke Energy's planned shift to nuclear at Belews Creek could improve local environment
Duke Energy's move to nuclear at its Stokes County facility would mean cleaner air nearby and more normal water temperatures in Belews Lake, which is currently warm year-round due to the power production. It will also be less noisy, Duke officials say.
Duke Energy begins coal ash excavation at Belews Creek site
In a Stokes County clearing in the shadow of two smoke stacks, construction vehicles trudge through a layer of what looks like thick gray dirt.
FBI offers reward in substation shootings
The FBI office in Charlotte has announced rewards of up to $25,000 in two separate investigations involving shootings at North Carolina substations, including one in Randol
Duke Energy proposes two new programs to help customers use renewable energy
Duke Energy has asked North Carolina regulators to approve the expansion of a program that lets large customers contract for renewable energy.
Duke Energy Carolinas seeks North Carolina rate increases
Duke Energy Carolinas asked North Carolina regulators on Thursday to let it raise residential electricity rates by nearly 18% over three years as part of a broad request to raise revenues from its
Duke Energy apologizes for holiday blackouts
Duke Energy officials apologized Tuesday for a series of outages on Christmas Eve that affected approximately half a million customers. Company officials say some of the outages were longer than expected because of a failure of automation that required crews to restore the power manually.
Feds order review of power-grid security after attacks
Federal regulators on Thursday ordered a review of security standards at the nation's far-flung electricity transmission network, following shootings at two electric substations in North Carolina that damaged equipment and caused more than 45,000 customers to lose power.
Duke Energy says it has completed repairs on N.C. power equipment damaged by shootings
The damage to two substations on Saturday cut power to thousands of central North Carolina homes. The utility says it expects power to be fully restored by midnight.