Stock price Duke Energy Corp (DUK) today

Duke Energy is one of the largest energy holding companies in the United States, with assets also in Canada and Latin America. It was founded in 1905 as the energy company Southern Power Company, and in 1924 was renamed Duke Power. In 1927, many companies, including: Southern Power Company, Catawba Power Company, Great Falls Power Company and Western Carolina Power Company, were merged into Duke Power holding.In 1997, Duke Power merged with gas giant PanEnergy, which created Duke Energy. In 2006 Duke Energy teamed up with Cinergy Corporation to acquire Chatham and Union Gas. ruet nuclear power plants, coal-fired power plants, hydroelectric power stations, turbine on natural gas and pumped storage pumps. In 2011, the company produced a merger with Progress Energy Inc. Currently, the market capitalization is estimated at 58.8 billion dollars.