Hummel and other lineworkers build and maintain power lines and equipment that carry about 6,300 megawatts of electricity from a diverse mix of power plants to nearly 890,000 Hoosier homes and businesses.
The people Ghent cares about also include Duke Energy customers – there are 1.9 million in Florida. Her team maintains and improves the electric grid to make sure they have service.
Philanthropy & Cause Initiatives
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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has been recognized by Fortune magazine as one of the World’s Most Admired Companies for 2024. This is the seventh consecutive year the company has made the list, ranking as one of the top four gas and electric utilities for the third year in a row.
As executive director of Crisis Control Ministry, Margaret Elliott knows how easy it is for people to fall behind on paying their utility bills, and once things start to snowball, it’s hard to stop those bills from piling up.
Duke Energy is encouraging Florida customers who are planning on making upgrades to their home to take advantage of the Home Energy Improvement rebates program, where they can earn up to $1,700 in rebate incentives.
Duke Energy Florida announced a $50,000 donation to St. Petersburg College’s (SPC) Promise Scholarship program to provide 2024 graduates of eight Pinellas County high schools with the opportunity to attend SPC at no cost to them.
In honor of Florida Arbor Day, Duke Energy Florida is collaborating with the Arbor Day Foundation’s Energy-Saving Trees program to give away 900 trees to Florida customers.
Duke Energy has awarded $425,000 to more than a dozen Florida organizations that provide food assistance and other community resources to help seniors and families throughout the state.
As North Carolina continues to grow and lead the clean energy transition, the Duke Energy Foundation will donate more than $500,000 in grants to support programs to strengthen local nonprofit organizations and advance environmental programs.
The Duke Energy Foundation announces $350,000 to support 11 community college programs across the state working to create a pipeline of skilled lineworkers that will help meet the energy industry's future workforce needs.
Duke Energy has awarded $225,000 to South Carolina organizations that help seniors make needed home repairs that enable senior citizens to continue to enjoy life in their current homes.
More than 25 volunteers from Duke Energy Florida, Coastal Conservation Association Florida, as well as special help from Lee County Electric Cooperative, teamed up to lead the restoration by planting 500 red and black mangroves across a 4,400-square-foot portion of the park.
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