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Duke Energy officials answered questions from the North Carolina Utilities Commission during a public briefing Tuesday. The company offered more details about its decision to implement rolling blackouts for the first time in its history.

Duke Energy executives repeatedly apologized and owned up to the situation that caused thousands in North and South Carolina to be without power during a bitter cold snap leading up to the Christmas holiday weekend during a hearing Tuesday before the North Carolina Utilities Commission.

/PRNewswire/ -- Memorial Day weekend is the traditional beginning of summer. Its also the beginning of what forecasters predict will be an active hurricane...

/PRNewswire/ -- Memorial Day weekend is the traditional beginning of summer. Its also the beginning of what forecasters predict will be an active hurricane...

/PRNewswire/ -- When severe weather rolls in or the lights go out, lineworkers mobilize. Their jobs are unlike any other – chasing storms, climbing poles,...

Dear Mahatma: After reading your column last week, I couldn't help but think of the Kingston Trio's song about "poor old Charlie" riding on the whatever line. He was the man who never returned! My wife and I were on a roundabout in Conway. After several hours we finally achieved some sort of embarrassing exit and barely made it to the next gas station. -- John

Dear Mahatma: After reading your column last week, I couldn't help but think of the Kingston Trio's song about "poor old Charlie" riding on the whatever line. He was the man who never returned! My wife and I were on a roundabout in Conway. After several hours we finally achieved some sort of embarrassing exit and barely made it to the next gas station. -- John

Duke Energy celebrates the power behind the power on National Lineworker Appreciation Day - April 18 spotlights lineworkers role in powering lives of millions of people across U.S. - Duke Energy lineworkers battled record-breaking 2020 Atlantic hurricane season with 8 deployments. - Line technicians play critical role in building stronger, smarter, cleaner energy grid to serve customers. News provided by Share this article Share this article CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke...

Share this article Share this article CHARLOTTE, N.C., April 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Spring is here and people are excited to get outdoors to plant trees, shrubs and flowers, as well as begin those outdoor construction projects that make homes more comfortable. Can you dig it? Yes, you can. But first, make an important call to 811, the national "Call Before You Dig" hotline and ask that the underground utilities on your property be properly located and marked. "Calling 811 before digging anywhe...

obama delivered a stunning announcement from the east wing of the white house. the amount we have conducted an operation that killed osama bin laden the leader of a al-qaeda. . >> these are the first pictures of the compound where osama bin laden was killed. a small team carried out the mission by digging in a mansion about two hours north of islam a bad witches the pack capital of pakistan their orders were specifically to kill and not capture him . >> cheers erupted from ground zero ...