Duke Energy Florida, Tampa Bay Rays bring light to customers in need with $100,000 donation, special tribute at Tropicana Field

• Company donates $1,000 for each profitable sport
• Tropicana Field glows blue in honor of accessible buyer help

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., Oct. 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The Tampa Bay Rays profitable season helped elevate $100,000 for Duke Energy Florida customers in need.

The firm contributed $1,000 to Share the Light Fund^SM companies for each common season win by the Tampa Bay area’s Major League Baseball crew.

To spotlight the collaboration and assist elevate consciousness of the out there monetary help for Florida people and households, Tropicana Field was lit up blue on Monday, Sept. 26, following their final dwelling sport.

“Duke Energy Florida remains focused on supporting customers with payment assistance, tools and programs to help individuals and families in need,” mentioned Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “Together with the Tampa Bay Rays, we can lighten the load for our customers and continue making a difference in the communities we serve through programs like Share the Light Fund.”

The Share the Light Fund program is a buyer help program to assist Florida residents in need pay for utility bills reminiscent of electrical, pure fuel, oil or wooden. Donations are matched greenback for greenback, up to $500,000, by the Duke Energy Foundation.

One hundred p.c of funds collected are distributed regionally by county on a month-to-month foundation to 14 United Way and different social service companies to help Duke Energy Florida customers, primarily based on need.

“The Tampa Bay Rays are proud to support Duke Energy Florida customers experiencing financial hardships through the Share the Light Fund,” mentioned Rays President Brian Auld. “This is an important opportunity to give back to the Tampa Bay community and help families who need it most.”

Residents who need monetary help are inspired to visit duke-energy.com/sharethelight to find out there assets. 

Click here for drone footage of the blue lights at Tropicana Field

Duke Energy Florida

Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 10,300 megawatts of power capability, supplying electrical energy to 1.9 million residential, business and industrial customers throughout a 13,000-square-mile service space in Florida.

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 firm headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one in all America’s largest power holding firms. Its electrical utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively personal 50,000 megawatts of power capability. Its pure fuel unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. The firm employs 28,000 individuals.

Duke Energy is executing an aggressive clear power transition to obtain its targets of net-zero methane emissions from its pure fuel enterprise by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electrical energy era by 2050. The firm has interim carbon emission targets of at least 50% discount from electrical era by 2030, 50% for Scope 2 and sure Scope 3 upstream and downstream emissions by 2035, and 80% from electrical era by 2040. In addition, the corporate is investing in main electrical grid enhancements and power storage, and exploring zero-emission energy era applied sciences reminiscent of hydrogen and superior nuclear. 

Duke Energy was named to Fortune’s 2022 “World’s Most Admired Companies” listing and Forbes’ “World’s Best Employers” listing. More information is out there at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center comprises news releases, reality sheets, photographs and movies. Duke Energy’s illumination options tales about individuals, improvements, group matters and environmental points. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

Tampa Bay Rays

The Tampa Bay Rays mission is to energize the group by the magic of Rays baseball. The group is dedicated to constructing a robust group bond by significant interactions and charitable donations, and has proudly represented Major League Baseball since 1998.

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