- Strategically planted trees help improve power reliability,
conserve energy and maximize environmental benefits
- Nearly 12,000 free trees distributed since 2017 through
collaboration with the Arbor Day Foundation
ST.
PETERSBURG, Fla., Jan. 12,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- In honor of Florida Arbor Day,
Duke Energy Florida is collaborating with the Arbor Day
Foundation's Energy-Saving Trees program to give away 900 trees to
Florida customers.
Starting on Florida Arbor Day, Jan.
19, Duke Energy customers can request a free tree online at
arborday.org/dukeenergy, until all trees are distributed.
The 1-gallon trees are shipped directly to customers' homes with
planting and care instructions. They are expected to be delivered
in time for National Arbor Day, April 26,
2024. Tree species available for free include the sweetbay
magnolia, bald cypress and crape myrtle (pink).
Duke Energy Florida is donating $50,000 to the Arbor Day Foundation to purchase
and distribute the trees through its Energy-Saving Trees
program.
"Year after year, we work alongside the Arbor Day Foundation to
help Florida customers understand
the importance of how planting the right tree in the right place
can help conserve energy, improve reliability and provide
environmental benefits to our communities," said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state
president.
"As your utility provider, it's important we maintain trees and
other vegetation along our lines to continue delivering the
reliable service our customers and communities depend on," said
Seixas. "This collaboration helps us do that while keeping the
environment healthy and beautiful."
The Arbor Day Foundation's Energy-Saving Trees and Tree Line
USA programs demonstrate how trees
and utilities can coexist for the benefit of communities and
citizens by highlighting best management practices in public and
private utility arboriculture. Duke Energy Florida has been
recognized for its tree management practices for 18 consecutive
years.
For information about planning and planting vegetation around
electrical facilities, please visit Duke Energy's Right Tree Right
Place website.
Duke Energy Florida
Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 10,500
megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 1.9 million
residential, commercial and industrial customers across a
13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in
Charlotte, N.C., is one of
America's largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities
serve 8.2 million customers in North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Florida, Indiana, Ohio
and Kentucky, and collectively own
50,000 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas unit serves
1.6 million customers in North
Carolina, South Carolina,
Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The company employs 27,600
people.
Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clean energy transition
to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural
gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity
generation by 2050. The company has interim carbon emission targets
of at least 50% reduction from electric generation by 2030, 50% for
Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 upstream and downstream emissions by
2035, and 80% from electric generation by 2040. In addition, the
company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy
storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies
such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2023 "World's Most Admired
Companies" list and Forbes' "World's Best Employers" list. More
information is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke
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