CHARLOTTE, N.C., July 21, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- McGuireWoods LLP announced today that Ellen Ruff, the former president of the office of nuclear development at Duke Energy, has joined the firm as a partner in Charlotte.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec.

By John Murawski, The News & Observer, Raleigh, N.C. Jul. 29--RALEIGH -- Placards and denunciations kicked off what's expected to be a contentious week of regulatory hearings on Duke Energy's proposal for energy efficiency, Save-a-Watt.

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Dec. 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy Carolinas today asked regulators in North Carolina for permission to build two combined cycle, natural gas-fired generating units to serve its customers.

By Christopher D. Kirkpatrick, The Charlotte Observer, N.C. Mar. 1--The N.C. Utilities Commission approved only one of Duke Energy's two proposed coal-fired power units Wednesday, marking at least a partial victory for environmentalists who had bitterly opposed the project.