As President Trump’s legislation and his administration hammer North Carolina’s institutions and economy, its Republican ...

Duke Energy Corp. has requested approval to merge its electric utility subsidiaries in North and South Carolina.

The Charlotte-based utility said in its announcement that such a merger would save customers even more than the $1 billion in ...

The merger involves Duke Energy Carolinas in the Charlotte area and Duke Energy Progress in the Triangle region.

Michael Walden, a retired economics professor at N.C. State University, said the merger "should increase efficiencies, ...

Duke Energy has asked state and federal regulators for permission to combine its two electric utilities in North Carolina and South Carolina.

Duke Energy has proposed a merger of its two utilities in the Carolinas. Duke Energy claims the proposed merger would save ...

Duke Energy is looking to merge its two subsidiaries in the Carolinas, a move the company says will make it more efficient ...

Duke Energy has increased incentives and eligibility for many of its residential and business energy efficiency and demand response programs in South Carolina, expanding ways customers can save energy ...

The decision is another blow to the industry that has been facing serious economic and political headwinds in Washington and Raleigh recently.

The company claims customers will save more than $1 billion in future costs and see no bill or service changes before 2027.