Duke Energy opens new building in Goldsboro - Goldsboro News-Argus
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Duke Energy leaders, staff and local leaders cut the ribbon to open the new Duke Energy operations facility on Belfast Road. Duke Energy opened a new location in Goldsboro on Tuesday, which will support around 54,000 customers. The new facility on Belfast Road represents a $29 million investment in Goldsboro and Wayne County, and will serve customers across four counties, said Jeff Brooks, Duke Energy spokesperson. The prior facility served the area for 26 years, but that complex experienced flooding from Hurricane Floyd during construction in 1999 and again in 2016 from Hurricane Matthew, Brooks said. "The new operations center supports more than 55 teammates, provides a larger, more resilient operating site that consolidates electrical distribution, transmission and metering functions," Brooks said. Goldsboro's operation center facility consists of 23,225 square feet of modern office, crew, warehouse and bay space on a 15-acre developed site. It will serve around 54,000 customers with a 650-square-mile operating territory and approximately 1,500 miles of the electric power distribution lines and equipment. "This facility represents a long-term commitment to Wayne County, it supports the people who keep our power running and it reflects confidence in our future," said Commissioner Joe Daughtery. Reliable electricity serves as the backbone to being able to attract industry...
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