Duke Energy Corp.

Duke Energy Corp. is a U.S. electricity company that provides power primarily to the Southeast and Midwest. It depends on water for cooling and other thermal-power operations at its generation facilities. Water quantity, water quality, water-discharge compliance, and protecting lakes and waterways near its facilities are also key elements of water management.

Duke Energy is focused more on water monitoring and regulation than water conservation projects. The company leverages the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System permitting process to evaluate and regulate potential sources of water contamination, conduct analytical testing, and establish discharge limits to improve water quality. The company collaborates with local water advisory groups, other utilities, residents, regulators, and industry to monitor lakes and water chemistry, manage shoreline vegetation and drought response, and support community resilience programs through the Duke Energy Foundation.