Duke Energy CORP

# Duke Energy Corporation

Duke Energy operates as a vertically integrated utility company serving customers across the Southeast and Midwest United States through regulated electric and natural gas distribution and generation. The company generates electricity through a diversified fuel portfolio including coal, nuclear, natural gas, hydroelectric, and renewable sources, which it transmits and distributes to residential, commercial, and industrial customers in its service territories.

The company's operations are organized into two primary segments. The Electric Utilities and Infrastructure segment generates, transmits, and distributes electricity across the Southeast and Midwest, and also engages in wholesale electricity sales to municipalities and other load-serving entities. The Gas Utilities and Infrastructure segment distributes natural gas to residential, commercial, industrial, and power generation customers, while also investing in pipeline transmission projects, renewable natural gas ventures, and natural gas storage facilities.

Duke Energy is one of the largest electric utility companies in the United States, with a market capitalization of $61.8 billion. The company maintains headquarters in Charlotte, North Carolina and was incorporated in Delaware. It is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker DUK.