On Tampa Bay Rays Opening Day, Duke Energy Pledges Funds for Florida Customers Facing Financial Hardships Throughout the 2026 Baseball Season

Duke Energy marks Opening Day of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball season with additional commitments to Floridians. The company and its foundation will donate $1,000 to its Share the Light Fund for every Rays regular-season game win, providing financial support to Florida customers.

Support for Florida customers

The Share the Light Fund is a customer assistance program to help Florida residents pay utility expenses. Employees, retirees, customers and Duke Energy shareholders contribute to these funds. Donations are then matched annually dollar for dollar, up to $500,000, by Duke Energy Foundation.

During the 2025 baseball season, $82,000 was donated to help customers pay energy bills.

Cumulatively, nearly $30.5 million in energy bill assistance was provided in Florida, helping nearly 31,000 customers through a variety of financial assistance programs.

“We are always looking for ways to support our customers, and partnerships with organizations like the Tampa Bay Rays give a great opportunity to reach more families in need,” said Melissa Seixas, Duke Energy Florida state president. “Each season we look forward to cheering on the Rays while giving back to the community we serve.”

Additional financial help

All donations received by Share the Light Fund are distributed to social service agencies in each of the company’s 35-county service territory on a monthly basis to assist Duke Energy Florida customers in need. Click here to find a list of service providers by county.

Additionally, Duke Energy offers tools and resources to help customers take control of their energy use and save money. Energy and bill management programs, including Usage Alerts, inform customers of their energy consumption trends, helping to make adjustments before the bill arrives.

To view all special assistance programs available, please visit duke-energy.com/SpecialAssistance.

Duke Energy Florida

Duke Energy Florida, a subsidiary of Duke Energy, owns 12,500 megawatts of energy capacity, supplying electricity to 2 million residential, commercial and industrial customers across a 13,000-square-mile service area in Florida.  

Duke Energy

Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., is one of America’s largest energy holding companies. The company’s electric utilities serve 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,700 megawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million customers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.

Duke Energy is executing an energy modernization strategy, keeping customer value at the forefront as it invests in electric grid upgrades and efficient generation resources to strengthen the system and serve growing energy needs.

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