Duke Energy retiree passes on his love of linework to high school students

Dec 11, 2024

Remarkable People

Don Hamrick inspires the next generation of lineworkers

What does a Duke Energy lineworker do when he’s climbed his last pole? If you’re Don Hamrick, you train the next generation to restore power no matter what Mother Nature has to say about it. Each August when he calls his class to order, he asks them,...

Insights

Natural gas pipeline gives coastal North Carolina economy a boost

A natural gas pipeline transformed Anthony Bowman’s barbecue restaurant. Bowman’s Smoky Tony’s BBQ in Holly Ridge, N.C., had been using expensive propane gas to fire his smokers. When Piedmont Natural Gas extended a pipeline between Jacksonville and...

Innovation

Spot the robot dog helps humans inspect nuclear power plant

Duke Energy’s Oconee Nuclear Station has a new dog. “Spot” can sit, lie down and roll over. Unlike your average Rover, Spot is also trained to perform inspections of hard-to-access areas at the plant on Lake Keowee near Seneca, S.C. Spot, purchased in...

Retro

Retro photos: Do you recognize me?

Here are some old photos from the Duke Energy archives in Charlotte, N.C., showing Florida power employees using the tools of the trade – pencils and computers. Does anyone use pencils anymore? Anyway, if you recognize any of the people or locations in...

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