{"version":"1","article":{"id":"duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","slug":"duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026?lang=en","title":"DOE selects Duke Energy for $50 million Carolinas grid project","summary":"A DOE cooperative-agreement selection would support advanced transmission upgrades in North and South Carolina. Duke says the $50 million award is subject to final negotiations and would combine with about $151 million of company investment.","category":"energy","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T22:07:16+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-09-24","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Duke Energy","url":"https://news.duke-energy.com/releases/doe-announces-50-million-selection-of-duke-energy-to-strengthen-grid-reliability-and-support-growing-communities-in-the-carolinas","checkedAt":"2026-10-05","publishedAt":"2026-09-24"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/duke-energy-50m-doe-grid-reliability-selection-2026?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Duke Energy said September 24 that the U.S. Department of Energy had selected it to receive $50 million for transmission improvements in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina and Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina. The proposed cooperative agreement is intended to support grid-enhancing technologies, including advanced conductors and dynamic line ratings, that increase the capacity of existing lines.","The company said the project would include about $151 million in Duke investment, bringing the planned infrastructure work to more than $200 million. It described the federal funding as intended to offset a portion of projected costs and reduce the amount ultimately funded by customers. The award remains subject to finalization of negotiations with DOE; the announcement does not describe cash already received."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"A DOE cooperative-agreement selection would support advanced transmission upgrades in North and South Carolina. Duke says the $50 million award is subject to final negotiations and would combine with about $151 million of company investment.\n\nDuke Energy said September 24 that the U.S. Department of Energy had selected it to receive $50 million for transmission improvements in Greenville and Spartanburg counties in South Carolina and Henderson and Polk counties in North Carolina. The proposed cooperative agreement is intended to support grid-enhancing technologies, including advanced conductors and dynamic line ratings, that increase the capacity of existing lines.\n\nThe company said the project would include about $151 million in Duke investment, bringing the planned infrastructure work to more than $200 million. It described the federal funding as intended to offset a portion of projected costs and reduce the amount ultimately funded by customers. The award remains subject to finalization of negotiations with DOE; the announcement does not describe cash already received.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"energy","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/energy-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic energy landscape with solar panels, wind turbines and transmission lines.","language":"en"}}}