CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) has opened a Twitter account to make keeping up with the company's news even easier.

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This simple news feed is linked directly to the RSS feed from Duke-Energy.com so all company-initiated news releases will appear on the site. The account will also "retweet" others' news about Duke Energy.

Located at @DukeEnergyNews (www.twitter.com/DukeEnergyNews), this is a sister account for @DukeEnergyStorm (www.twitter.com/DukeEnergyStorm), which provides breaking news and updates during storm events, as well as weather preparedness information and safety tips

"After seeing a lot of interest in Duke Energy on twitter, we decided we wanted to make it easier for people to get and share news releases and related information," said Michelle Pearson, Duke Energy's director of social media. "People today consume information in many different ways and we want to make sure we're being responsive to not only our customers, but anyone who is following our company."

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: www.duke-energy.com.

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SOURCE Duke Energy