Duke Energy is doubling down on its environmental, social, and governance (ESG) commitments with a $375,000 grant initiative through the Duke Energy Foundation, benefitting 24 organizations across South Carolina during Earth Month 2025. This move reinforces the utility giant’s growing focus on sustainability and community engagement as it navigates a broader energy transition.
Key Takeaways Strong regional economic activity and supportive legislation are expected to drive sustained growth in revenues, earnings stability, and operational efficiency. Investment in grid modernization, renewables, and nuclear enhances financial flexibility and positions Duke favorably for the ongoing energy transition.
Duke Energy Corporation, through its subsidiaries, operates as an energy company in the United States. It operates through two segments: Electric Utilities and Infrastructure (EU&I); and Gas Utilities and Infrastructure (GU&I). The EU&I segment generates, transmits, distributes, and sells electricity to approximately 8.6 million customers in the Southeast and Midwest regions. It generates electricity through coal, hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, renewables, and nuclear fuel. This segment also engages in the wholesale of electricity to municipalities, electric cooperative utilities, and other load-serving entities. The GU&I segment distributes natural gas to approximately 1.7 million customers in the residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation natural gas sectors; and invests in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas projects, and natural gas storage facilities. The company was formerly known as Duke Energy Holding Corp. and changed its name to Duke Energy Corporation in April 2006. Duke Energy Corporation was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
