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Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company For more than a century, Duke Energy has helped build South Carolina headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of communities, attract jobs and investments and keep the state competitive. America’s largest energy holding companies and The company’s two electric utilities serve 30 counties across the Palmetto a top renewable energy provider. State: Duke Energy Carolinas primarily in the Upstate, and Duke Energy Progress in the Pee Dee . Its electric utilities serve 7.9 million customers in ¡ 117 years of service , South Carolina, , Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 51,000 ¡ 775,000 retail customers megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit ¡ Six of the company’s 11 operating nuclear units located in South Carolina serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, Across South Carolina South Carolina, , Ohio and Kentucky. ¡ 6,000 miles of transmission lines Duke Energy’s clean energy strategy includes goals ¡ 36,900 miles of distribution lines of at least a 50% carbon reduction by 2030 and ¡ 9 lakes and more than 1,000 miles of managed shoreline net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. Palmetto State Employer Involved in our Communities Visit duke-energy.com. ¡ Duke Energy’s nearly 3,700 employees and 7,300 retirees provided 20,000 volunteer hours to projects across the state in 2020. Unless specifically noted, all data is as of Dec. 31, 2020. ¡ Through the Duke Energy Foundation, more than $2 million in charitable grants were awarded in South Carolina in 2020. Economic Development in South Carolina ¡ Duke Energy powers the region and its economy through significant business recruitment and retention efforts. South Carolina Service Area ¡ In 2020, Duke Energy helped recruit more than $640 million in capital investment and more than 1,200 new jobs to South Carolina. ¡ Since 2005, a dedicated team of experts recruited customers with capital investment of more than $15.6 billion. Those efforts produced more than 39,600 associated jobs for the state of South Carolina. SEVICE TEITOIES ¡ Duke Energy’s economic development team continues to be recognized (counties served) by Site Selection magazine on its annual list of Top Utilities in Duke Energy Carolinas

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