WASHINGTON (October 06, 2025) — The Edison Electric Institute (EEI) today released a
new episode of its
Electric Perspectives podcast featuring Duke Energy President and CEO Harry Sideris. In the conversation, Harry discusses his vision for Duke Energy’s future, the company’s response to the devastating 2024 hurricane season, and how he and his team are working to deliver affordable, reliable electricity to millions of customers as demand continues to grow.

In the episode, Harry reflected on:
- Duke Energy’s commitment to customer affordability: “Affordability is front and center on every customer's mind. A lot of folks are struggling to make ends meet… We always look at what is the most reliable solution—but also what is the lower-cost way we can deliver that reliability… We continue to look for opportunities to support our customers and lower their bills.”
- Hurricane Helene response: “We have a mantra here at Duke that everybody has a storm role. So, when something like this happens, all 26,000 people get behind it and work tirelessly, 16-plus hours a day, to make sure that we're getting the lights back on for our customers, because that's what really helps them start rebuilding.”
- Driving local economic growth: “In June, we announced the largest economic development project in the history of North Carolina with the Amazon Web Services data center going into Richmond County. It's a $10 billion investment with 500-plus jobs in a rural community that's going to make a huge impact.”
- Helping those who need it most: “We spend a lot of time focusing on our vulnerable customers, those that have the biggest need. We have what we call an agency team that is focused on making sure that we are tying funds throughout the communities that we serve to those folks who need help paying their bills. Over $130 million a year of federal money, local money, as well as our foundation funding, goes into helping those vulnerable customers make ends meet and afford their electricity. Because electricity is such a vital part of everybody's life.”
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