Millions of Duke Energy customers across North Carolina will see a drop in their energy bill in 2025. The Charlotte-based utility giant said its Duke Energy Carolinas customers living in North Carolina will have rates cut by 6.

Customers in the Charlotte, Triad and Durham areas will see a decrease because of lower fuel costs, Duke Energy said.

More than 42,000 Duke Energy Carolinas customers were without power Sunday afternoon as a storm rolled across the region. As of 12:30 p.m., the utility’s outage map reported 42,683 users in North and South Carolina had no power from 777 outages.