Duke Energy- Fortune Global 500 Corporation

Duke Energy

Industry Type: Energy
CEO: Paul M. Anderson
Number of Employees: 21,500
Address: 526 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28202
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Duke Energy

Industry Type: Energy
CEO: Paul M. Anderson
Number of Employees: 21,500
Address: 526 S. Church St., Charlotte, NC 28202
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Based in Charlotte, North Carolina, Duke Energy owns and operates 36,000 megawatts of base-load and peak generation in the United States, which it distributes to its 4 million customers. Duke Energy’s service territory covers 47,000 square miles (120,000 km²) with 106,000 miles (171,000 km) of distribution lines. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America. It operates eight hydroelectric power plants in Brazil with an installed capacity of 2,307 megawatts. Almost all of Duke Energy’s Midwest generation comes from coal, natural gas, or oil, while half of its Carolinas generation comes from its nuclear power plants. During 2006, Duke Energy generated 148,798,332 megawatt-hours of electrical energy.

Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), a subsidiary of Duke Energy, specializes in the development, ownership, and operation of various generation facilities throughout the United States. This segment of the company operates 6,600 megawatts of generation. 240 megawatts of wind generation were under construction and 1,500 additional megawatts of wind generation were in planning stages. On September 9, 2008, DEGS updated its projections for future wind power capacity. By the end of 2008, it would have over 500 MW of nameplate capacity of wind power online, and an additional 5,000 MW in development.

 

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