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Duke Energy supports first responders with $500,000 in grants for emergency preparedness in South Carolina
As hurricane season begins, community leaders, emergency managers and first responders turn their eyes to the tropics as they continue to prepare their communities for the possibility of impacts from severe weather. Duke Energy is preparing, too.
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