Headquartered in Charlotte, NC·Fiscal year ends December·NYSE: DUK·duke-energy.com
About Duke Energy
Duke Energy Corporation is a regulated energy holding company that operates electric and natural gas utilities in the southeastern and midwestern United States.
Electric Utilities and Infrastructure:
- Comprises Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress, Duke Energy Florida, Duke Energy Ohio (including Duke Energy Kentucky) and Duke Energy Indiana.
- Serves about 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
- Owns about 55,700 MW of generating capacity across nuclear, coal, natural gas and oil, hydro and renewable resources.
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure:
- Includes Piedmont Natural Gas and Duke Energy Ohio's (Duke Energy Midwest) gas operations.
- Serves about 1.6 million natural gas customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.
- Holds investments in the Sabal Trail and Cardinal pipelines and the Hardy and Pine Needle storage facilities.
Recent strategic activity:
- Pursuing an energy modernization strategy centered on grid upgrades and new generation to meet growing load, including data center demand.
- Planning to add 16 GW of generating capacity by 2031.
- Completed the sale of Piedmont's Tennessee gas business on March 31, 2026.
- Planning to combine Duke Energy Progress into Duke Energy Carolinas.
Earnings are driven primarily by state- and federally-regulated rate base investment recovered through rate cases and riders. Updated
Revenue by Segment · Q3 2026
Electric Utilities and Infrastructure96%
Gas Utilities and Infrastructure4%
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Duke Energy Corporation is a regulated energy holding company that operates electric and natural gas utilities in the southeastern and midwestern United States.
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