* Throughout April, company will focus on organizations, programs that enhance natural resources of state.
* This week's nonprofit - TreesUpstate - provides free trees to residents, along with information on how they can help reduce energy consumption.
This campaign will provide nearly
This week, the company highlights TreesUpstate and the Energy Saving Trees Program. TreesUpstate is a nonprofit with the mission to plant, promote and protect trees in the Upstate.
Since 2016,
Most recently,
"Trees help save on energy, reduce utility bills, and help clean the water and air throughout the Upstate," said
Last week, Duke Energy kicked off the monthlong initiative by providing PalmettoPride
"We think it's important to work alongside our community partners to ensure all of the beautiful places in
"The organizations these funds support will aid in the protection of the environment and provide communities with much-needed resources to promote good stewardship of the natural beauty around us."
Additional funding will be distributed over the next month to support organizations that manage and maintain public trails, plant and giveaway trees, foster flood prevention and mitigation, and cleanup rivers and roadsides in communities across the Palmetto State.
Duke Energy employees and retirees will also be volunteering their time and efforts with these and other organizations throughout the month to assist these programs in their neighborhoods.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy strategy to create a smarter energy future for its customers and communities. The company has goals of at least a 50 percent carbon reduction from electric generation and net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030, and net-zero emissions by 2050 from its electric and natural gas businesses, including Scopes 1, 2 and certain Scope 3 emissions. The company also is investing in major electric grid upgrades and expanded battery storage, and exploring zero-emitting power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
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