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Customer and stakeholder feedback informs more cost-effective way to reliably serve North Carolina's customers Duke Energy will contribute $10 million to help customers most in need CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- After listening carefully to customer and stakeholder feedback, Duke Energy Carolinas and stakeholders have reached an agreement that will allow the company to continue building the infrastructure needed to reliably serve North Carolina while reducing the proposed rate increase by more than half.

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In this bonus episode of The Morning Filter podcast, co-hosts Dave Sekera and Susan Dziubinski talk dividend stock investing. They unpack the performance of dividend stocks during the first half of 2026, including how the performance of dividend stocks stacked up against that of the broad market and which sectors drove the performance.

I rate Duke Energy a buy, driven by structural EPS growth from data-center demand and substantial signed load agreements. DUK's $103 billion investment plan through 2030, with ~7.6 GW of signed agreements and ~5 GW under construction, underpins credible long-term earnings acceleration. Regulatory and funding risks remain, but recent settlements and proactive capital planning narrow the downside while supporting the investment case.
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