}}{{#badges:CoalSwarm|nuclear spin}}'''Duke Energy''' is a major electricity generating company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Duke Energy owns and operates 36,000 MW of base-load and peak generation that it distributes to its 4 million customers. Duke Energy's service territory covers 47,000 square miles with 106,000 miles of distribution lines.<ref>http://www.duke-energy.com/pdfs/Oct_fact_sheet_rev.pdf</ref> Almost all of Duke Energy's Midwest generation comes from coal, natural gas or oil, while half of its Carolinas generation comes from its nuclear power plants. During 2006, Duke Energy generated 148,798,332 MWh of electrical energy.