Duke and progress agree to plug into one other.

PositionCharlotte

Charlotte-based Duke Energy Corp. is buying Raleigh-based Progress Energy Inc. in a $26 billion deal that will create the nation's largest electric utility when it closes at the end of the year. The combined company will provide power to most of North Carolina and have 7.1 million customers in six states. Duke CEO Jim Rogers will become...

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