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Duke Energy trucks clustered near the cobblestone blocks of downtown Wilmington’s Orange Street Tuesday morning, making progress on a multi-year infrastructure improvement project that company officials say will dampen the threat of extreme weather to power lines.

North Carolina regulators recently approved Duke Energy’s 5 MW solar project in Buncombe County – the company’s first that will be located on a retired county landfill.

Most EV owners charge at home, but across the nation, and especially in Duke Energy’s service areas, public charging stations are becoming more common.

Two Burke County organization were among the recipients of $1 million given by the Duke Energy Foundation to help students rebound from the effects of pandemic learning loss.

Apple announced a new $1 billion-plus campus and engineering hub that will create thousands of high-paying jobs in the Triangle over the next five years.

We still have some work to do in our community regarding these issues, but with the Duke Energy Foundation’s support, we are now better positioned to address the disparities that we face and find equitable solutions for all of the citizens of Sanford and Lee County.

Hometown Revitalization grants will provide funding for 20 local microgrant programs.

Charlotte Area Transit System wants to begin an electric bus pilot program as part of a proposed partnership with Duke Energy in time to have vehicles on the road by the start of 2022.

Randolph County was among the first to be selected for Duke Energy's Site Readiness Program in 2005, participating several times, leading to the current Randleman project. Duke Energy has selected a new potential park in Randleman, located at an interchange on I-74 for business and infrastructure development.

Action Pathways Second Harvest is one of dozens of Feeding America food banks that Duke Energy aids in the seven states the company serves.