Duke Energy Hosts Career Planning Session with Johnson C Smith University Students

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / July 25, 2024 / We welcomed nearly 50 Johnson C. Smith University – JCSU students to our Charlotte, NC headquarters to learn more about the company and the many career opportunities Duke Energy offers. Staff from the finance, marketing and IT departments shared stories with students about their career paths that led them to Duke Energy and their experiences working in the utilities industry.

Students also asked about work-life balance, the state of renewable energy sources and how to best prepare to enter the job market.

When asked what the most rewarding part of his job is, Duke Energy intern Kwesi Kyei-Fordjour (pictured in red shirt) said the team values him for his contributions to our mission.

“It’s rewarding to know that as an intern, I’m not just doing boring work,” Kyei-Fordjour said. “This is my second rotation (as an intern at Duke Energy). I’ve gained the trust of the team, and they’re assigning me things that are really important to the company.”

We at Duke Energy are honored to host such a wonderful group of inquisitive students and look forward to seeing what contributions they will make to our communities as the next generation of young professionals.

Duke Energy

Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, NC, is one of the largest U.S. holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky, with a combined 50,000 megawatts of generating capacity. Its natural gas unit serves 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio, and Kentucky. The company employs 27,600 people.

Duke Energy is pursuing an ambitious clean energy transformation to achieve its goals of net zero methane emissions from natural gas operations by 2030 and net zero carbon dioxide emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company has interim carbon dioxide emissions targets of at least a 50% reduction from electricity generation by 2030, 50% for Scope 2 emissions and some Scope 3 emissions up and down by 2035, and 80% from electricity generation by 2040. Additionally, the company is investing in significant grid improvements and energy storage, and is exploring carbon-free energy technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.

Duke Energy was named to Fortune’s 2023 list of “World’s Most Admired Companies” and Forbes’ “World’s Best Employers.” For more information, visit duke-energy.com. The Duke Energy News Center features press releases, fact sheets, photos and videos. Duke Energy Illumination features stories about people, innovation, community topics and environmental issues. Follow Duke Energy on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook.

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