Brief Description of Duke Energy:

Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers. The company has approximately 36,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company.

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com [1].

Duke Energy's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target:

• Reduce, avoid and/or sequester at least 10 million tons of CO2 equivalents between 2007 and 2014.

See all Business Environmental Leadership Company Targets. [2]

CEO: James E. Rogers

What Duke Energy Has To Say About Climate Change:

“…I am convinced that it is prudent to take action now to address what we do know (about climate change).” James E. Rogers, CEO