CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 2, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy DUK has posted its second-quarter 2018 financial results in a news release available on the company's website at the following link: www.duke-energy.com/our-company/investors/financial-news. 

Lynn Good, chairman, president and chief executive officer, and Steve Young, executive vice president and chief financial officer, will discuss the company's financial results and other business and financial updates during an investor presentation at 10 a.m. ET today. The call can be accessed via the investors' section (www.duke-energy.com/our-company/investors/financial-news) of Duke Energy's website or by dialing 888-778-8913 in the U.S. or 719-325-4773 outside the U.S. The confirmation code is 5013212. Please call in 10 to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time.

A replay of the conference call will be available until 1 p.m. ET, Aug. 12, 2018, by calling 888-203-1112 in the U.S. or 719-457-0820 outside the U.S. and using the code 5013212. An audio replay and transcript will also be available by accessing the investors' section of the company's website.

About Duke Energy

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy DUK is one of the largest energy holding companies in the U.S., with approximately 29,000 employees and a generating capacity of 49,500 megawatts. The company is transforming its customers' experience, modernizing its energy grid, generating cleaner energy and expanding its natural gas infrastructure to create a smarter energy future for the people and communities it serves.

The company's Electric Utilities and Infrastructure unit serves approximately 7.6 million retail electric customers in six states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky. Its Gas Utilities and Infrastructure unit distributes natural gas to approximately 1.6 million customers in five states – North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky. Its Commercial Renewables unit operates a growing renewable energy portfolio across the U.S.

A Fortune 125 company, Duke Energy was named to Fortune's 2018 "World's Most Admired Companies" list and Forbes' 2018 "America's Best Employers" list.

More information about the company is available at duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center includes news releases, fact sheets, photos, videos and other materials. Duke Energy's illumination features stories about people, innovations, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

Media Contact: Catherine Butler 
24-Hour: 800.559.3853

Analysts: Mike Callahan 
Office: 704.382.0459       

View original content with multimedia:http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/duke-energy-reports-second-quarter-2018-financial-results-300691001.html

SOURCE Duke Energy