Duke Energy has asked its Florida customers to voluntarily reduce electricity use between 5:00 and 9:00 a.m. Eastern Time on Monday, February 2, 2026. The request comes as the state experiences unusually cold temperatures not seen since 2018, leading to higher-than-normal demand for electricity across the Southeast.
The company outlined several steps customers can take to help reduce energy consumption during these peak hours. These include lowering thermostats to the lowest comfortable setting, avoiding the use of appliances such as washers, dryers, and dishwashers during the requested period, turning off unnecessary devices and lights, and charging electric vehicles at midday when demand is lower.
“Sabemos que la electricidad es esencial en la vida cotidiana de nuestros clientes y reconocemos que reducir el consumo de electricidad no es fácil,” said Melissa Seixas, president of Duke Energy Florida. “Agradecemos la cooperación y la comprensión de nuestros clientes mientras trabajamos para seguir prestando un servicio seguro y fiable a más de 2 millones de clientes durante esta ola de frío.”
Duke Energy Florida provides electricity to about two million residential, commercial, and industrial customers in a service area covering 13,000 square miles in Florida with an energy capacity of 12,300 megawatts.
Parent company Duke Energy is based in Charlotte, North Carolina and supplies electricity to roughly 8.6 million customers across six states—North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky—with a total owned capacity of approximately 55,100 megawatts. The company’s natural gas utilities serve around 1.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Ohio and Kentucky.
Duke Energy continues to invest in grid improvements and cleaner energy sources as part of its ongoing transition toward smarter energy solutions.
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