Duke Energy seeks to merge Carolina utilities, projecting more than $1B in customer savings
Duke Energy aims to save customers over $1 billion by merging its Carolinas utilities to improve grid reliability and reduce costs across a 52,000-square-mile area.
- Duke Energy presented a proposal to merge its two electric utilities in the Carolinas, projecting over $1 billion in customer savings through 2038.
- Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress have operated as separate utilities since their 2012 merger, with over 4.7 million customers combined.
- The proposed merger faces skepticism from some who question Duke Energy's claims of cost savings and promotion of cleaner energy.
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Duke Energy promises $1 billion in NC customer savings if subsidiaries merge
Michael Walden, a retired economics professor at N.C. State University, said the merger "should increase efficiencies, although at least some of the savings likely will come from eliminating some positions."
Duke Energy asks regulators for permission to merge Carolina utilities - Salisbury Post
NC Newsline Duke Energy is asking regulators for permission to merge its two utilities in the Carolinas — Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress. The Charlotte-based utility said in its announcement that such a merger would save customers even more than the $1 billion in savings it has seen in the 13 years since Duke Energy merged with Raleigh-based Progress Energy. The company also called the proposal a “reorganization” in its announcem…
Duke Energy seeks to merge Carolina utilities, projecting over $1B in customer savings
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Duke Energy Corp. says its move to combine electric utility subsidiaries in North and South Carolina into one entity could save customers more than $1 billion over a decade. The Charlotte-based utility said it formally asked federal and state regulators on Thursday for permission to join together Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress, which have several million customers. The savings would come in part from streamlinin…
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