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May 20, 2013
(Stock Blog Hub,
4/18/13)
Duke Energy Renewables, a unit of Duke Energy Corporation (DUK), has completed the acquisition of two commercial solar power projects, namely, Highlander Solar 1 and 2 for an undisclosed...(read more)
(Stock Blog Hub,
2/19/13)
Duke Energy Carolinas, a subsidiary of Duke Energy Corporation (DUK), has requested the North Carolina Utilities Commission (“NCUC”) to make a 9.7% rate increase. If...(read more)
(Energy and Capital,
2/11/13)
In an effort to improve solar power integration into the power grid, Duke Enegy (NYSE: DUK) has launched a battery project to regulate power...
Duke Energy Corporation (DUK) Company Overview
Duke is one of the five largest electric utility companies in the United States, providing 28,000 megawatts of electricity to 3.9 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky[1][2] - enough electricity to power over 20 million homes. Duke is unusual among electric utilities in that it produces only 1/3 of its electricity from coal. This effectively insulates it against increases in coal prices and means its power generation portfolio is more diverse than that of its peers.
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) What's in this DUK analysis on Wikinvest...
- Business Overview
- Business & Financial Metrics[3]
- Business Segments[4]
- U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas (85.6% of EBIT)
- Commercial Power (1.0% of EBIT)
- Duke Energy International (13.5% of EBIT)
- Key Trends/Forces
- Rising Fossil Fuel Prices
- Nuclear Power & Electricity Generation
- Global Warming and Environmentalism
- Competition
- References
