Duke Energy
Duke Energy is a well-known public utility company providing their services in the various states across the United States. The company was established in 1904 by James Buchanan Duke and Benjamin Newton Duke. The company served in the states of Ohio, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Puerto Rico, Florida, Tennessee, and many more. The main headquarters of the organization is situated in Charlotte, North Carolina from where they control their various operations. Along with the United States, the company has operations in Latin America and Canada.
The company has divided their operations into various divisions that include Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Retail, Duke Energy Renewables, Duke Energy Progress, Duke Energy Progress, and Duke Energy Indiana. Business Insider selects this company as one of the 50 best employers in the United States. In addition, they were awarded Nobel Prize in economics in 2002.
Duke Energy Details
Presently, the company serves more than 7.2 million customers in the country and their plants have a capacity of 58,200 megawatts.
There is an area of 104,000 square miles covered by the service territory of the company, whereas they have distribution lines of 250,200 miles. The total assets of the company were US$ 132.76 billion in 2016, whereas they have a revenue of more than US$ 22 billion in the same year. There are more than 28,700 people employed by the DukeEnergy through which they control their transmission as well as distribution lines. It trades on the New York Stock Exchange as DUK and is a component of S&P 500.