Duke Energy is one of the largest utility holding companies in the United States, providing electricity to 7.7 million retail customers in six states: North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, and Florida. Duke’s methane gas utility companies also distribute gas in the Carolinas, Kentucky, Ohio, and Tennessee through its regulated utility subsidiaries Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy Ohio.

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Map showing the number of utility disconnections by state shows that CA and NC are the outliers.

Duke Energy seeks higher rates, profits in NC despite soaring disconnections

December 18, 2025

The Charlotte-based utility giant is asking state regulators for permission to boost the rates they charge customers and their profits, even as the state’s disconnection rate is rising and putting people’s lives at risk.

Headshots of Phil Berger, Ralph Hise, Destin Hall

Duke Energy money fuels North Carolina Republicans as they pursue latest gerrymander

November 5, 2025

Duke Energy has quietly become one of the most powerful funders behind North Carolina’s Republican Party and politicians, at a time when state GOP leaders have pursued their latest congressional gerrymander.

Utilities and fossil fuel industry support proposed Trump administration air pollution rollbacks

September 23, 2025

Utilities, fossil fuel companies, and aligned groups filed public comments last month supporting a pair of Trump administration proposals to repeal EPA limits on harmful emissions of air pollution and greenhouse gases from power plants. One of the Trump administration’s proposals would reverse a Biden-era EPA rule that strengthened Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS),...

Citizens for NC Jobs mailer on Ray Jeffers

Industry front group backs NC bill that raises Duke Energy costs for residential customers

July 25, 2025

A nonprofit called Citizens for NC Jobs paid for mailers praising Democratic lawmakers who broke with their party to back legislation that would shift costs and risks from the utility’s industrial customers to its residential customers. The nonprofit is tied to the state’s leading business lobby, where Duke Energy is a prominent member.

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Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations

March 28, 2025

Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets

March 17, 2025

Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses

December 11, 2024

Duke Energy Knew

November 21, 2024

Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills

January 26, 2023

Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising

September 23, 2022

Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan

December 1, 2020

Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities

September 23, 2020

Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits

December 10, 2019

Utility Carbon Targets Reflect Decarbonization Slowdown In Crucial Next Decade

June 26, 2019

Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017

July 25, 2017

Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations

May 9, 2017

Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013-2014

May 21, 2014

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Duke Energy seeks higher rates, profits in NC despite soaring disconnections

Duke Energy money fuels North Carolina Republicans as they pursue latest gerrymander

Utilities and fossil fuel industry support proposed Trump administration air pollution rollbacks

Industry front group backs NC bill that raises Duke Energy costs for residential customers

Reports

Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations

Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets

Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses

Duke Energy Knew

Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills

Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising

Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan

Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities

Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits

Utility Carbon Targets Reflect Decarbonization Slowdown In Crucial Next Decade

Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017

Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations

Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013-2014

Press

The Assembly: Duke Energy, once outspoken on diversity and the environment, now whispers

NC Newsline: Customer impact questioned as Duke Energy proposes consolidation of NC utilities

NC Newsline: Industry front group backs NC bill that raises Duke Energy costs for residential customers

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Featured Articles

Duke Energy seeks higher rates, profits in NC despite soaring disconnections

Duke Energy money fuels North Carolina Republicans as they pursue latest gerrymander

Utilities and fossil fuel industry support proposed Trump administration air pollution rollbacks

Industry front group backs NC bill that raises Duke Energy costs for residential customers

Reports

Utility Industry Contributions to Section 527 Political Organizations

Electric utilities falling behind on emission reduction targets

Power Trip: How utilities use customer money to fund lobbying, corporate branding, and luxury lifestyle expenses

Duke Energy Knew

Getting Politics Out of Utility Bills

Utility front groups spending on disinformation advertising

Many U.S. electric utilities plan slow decarbonization over next decade, out of sync with Biden plan

Pollution Payday: Analysis of executive compensation and incentives of the largest U.S. investor-owned utilities

Strings Attached: How utilities use charitable giving to influence politics and increase investor profits

Utility Carbon Targets Reflect Decarbonization Slowdown In Crucial Next Decade

Utilities Knew: Documenting Electric Utilities’ Early Knowledge and Ongoing Deception on Climate Change From 1968-2017

Paying for Utility Politics: How ratepayers are forced to fund the Edison Electric Institute and other political organizations

Attacks on Renewable Energy Policy by Fossil Fuel Interests 2013-2014

Press

The Assembly: Duke Energy, once outspoken on diversity and the environment, now whispers

NC Newsline: Customer impact questioned as Duke Energy proposes consolidation of NC utilities

NC Newsline: Industry front group backs NC bill that raises Duke Energy costs for residential customers

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