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Insights
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Outage alert system helps keep you informed
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Don’t tell Pam Simmons she can’t do something.
She grew up in a house with boisterous boys – two brothers and an uncle – and they regularly challenged Simmons on the basketball court and the ball field. From her rough-and-tumble childhood in Catawba...
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Making a Difference
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In time of need, Tonya Dirkse found warmth, peace
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Tonya Dirkse was, in her own words, at her breaking point.
Recently divorced with no job, she was having trouble making ends meet and was hesitant to ask for help. Then her sister mentioned that she might qualify for social services assistance, saying...
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Retro
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Retro photos: at the controls
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Duke Energy’s Charlotte, N.C., headquarters houses thousands of old photos from Florida to Ohio and Kentucky to the Carolinas. However, many of the photos are not properly identified. Help us improve our records by sending us your memories about the...
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Insights
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The idea that transformed the Carolinas
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The Carolinas we know today are shaped from Dr. Gill Wylie’s simple idea more than 100 years ago. He wanted to turn water into electricity.
And with engineer William States Lee Sr. and millionaire industrialist James B. Duke, they started building a...
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