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VP of Duke Energy, Dorothy Ables, to Speak at Luncheon to Benefit Women's Financial Literacy
VP of Duke Energy, Dorothy Ables, to Speak at Luncheon to Benefit Women's Financial Literacy
Published 04-25-05
Submitted by Duke Energy
WHEN: Thursday, May 5, 2005
11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
WHAT: The Women's Resource of Greater Houston's 15th Annual Celebration Luncheon, featuring keynote speaker and native Houstonian Dorothy Ables, Vice President Audit Services and Chief Compliance Office, Duke Energy
For the first time, The Women's Resource will present the "Money Makes a Difference" Awards, which are given to select individuals who have attended one of the TWR financial literacy seminars and written essays about what they have learned.
Winners will share how they have used their money to make a difference in their own life or the lives of others.
WHO: The Women's Resource of Greater Houston, a nonprofit organization dedicated to helping women and children become financially self-sufficient through research and free educational workshops such as the FDIC's Money Smart curriculum.
WHY: Proceeds from this luncheon will fund programs for The Women's Resource of Greater Houston.
WHERE: The Houstonian Hotel, Grande Ballroom
111 N. Post Oak Lane
Houston, Texas 77024
The Women's Resource of Greater Houston helps women and children develop social, financial and personal skills through education and experience. Founded in 1990, the organization has taught hundreds of women and children the basics of budgeting and finance, while funding research on critical issues that affect women, girls and families.
Duke Energy
Duke Energy
Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. Its electric utilities serve 8.2 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 50,000 megawatts of energy 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 executing an ambitious clean energy transition to achieve its goals of net-zero methane emissions from its natural gas business by 2030 and net-zero carbon emissions from electricity generation by 2050. The company has interim carbon emission targets of at least 50% reduction from electric generation by 2030, 50% for Scope 2 and certain Scope 3 upstream and downstream emissions by 2035, and 80% from electric generation by 2040. In addition, the company is investing in major electric grid enhancements and energy storage, and exploring zero-emission power generation technologies such as hydrogen and advanced nuclear.
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