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Duke Energy: disconnection notice

Ask for a due date extension or installment plan before the due date; use a medical certificate if someone's health is at risk.

ACredibility A · last verified 2026-10-12 · dossier 2026-10-12 · 100% official or government sources
What does this mean?

Grade A (high: almost everything comes from official pages read directly). 100% of 47 sources are the organization's own pages or government sites.

All Duke Energy contactsOpen in the interactive directoryJSON

Collect

Steps

  1. Call customer service before the due date. Ask for a due date extension (up to 10 business days) or an installment plan.

    Use the number for your own operating company.

    PhoneDuke Energy Carolinas residential customer service and pay by phone +1-800-777-9898

  2. In Ohio or Kentucky, if disconnection would be especially dangerous to someone's health, call 800-544-6900 to check eligibility for a medical certificate. The medical practitioner then requests it.

    FormMedical certificate request (Duke Energy Ohio and Kentucky)

  3. Apply for help from the Share the Light Fund through a local partner agency.

    OnlineShare the Light Fund (bill assistance through partner agencies)

  4. If Duke will not agree to terms, complain to the state utility commission before the disconnection date.

More contacts for this issue

PhoneDuke Energy Progress customer service and pay by phone +1-800-452-2777
PhoneDuke Energy Florida customer service and pay by phone +1-800-700-8744
PhoneDuke Energy Indiana customer service and pay by phone +1-800-521-2232
PhoneDuke Energy Ohio and Kentucky customer service (billing, usage history, medical certificates) +1-800-544-6900
OnlineDue date extensions and installment plans
OnlineMedically Essential program (Carolinas)

Facts you can cite

Tips

If that fails, escalate

Go up one step at a time. Keep the reference numbers and dates from each contact.

  1. Customer service

    PhoneDuke Energy Carolinas residential customer service and pay by phone +1-800-777-9898
    PhoneDuke Energy Progress customer service and pay by phone +1-800-452-2777

    Call the customer service number for your operating company (on the bill).

  2. Supervisor

  3. Written complaint

    Duke publishes no complaint email, form or mailing address. Put the dispute in writing through the account or by mail to the address on the bill.

  4. State agency

    Your state’s utility commission. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

    North Carolina: informal complaint to the Public Staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, or a formal complaint to the Commission. Other states: the state commission listed in notes.

  5. State agency

    Your state’s attorney general. Find it in the list of state agencies (also as JSON: states/<code>.json, for example states/ny.json).

Watch out

  • duke-energy.com returned HTTP 403 to automated requests on 2026-10-12, and the main site showed a "Be Right Back" page. Values here come from that page and from search results on duke-energy.com.
  • Account changes, payment arrangements and extensions need sign-in to the Duke Energy account or a call by the account holder.

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