Dive Summary:

• Duke Energy CEO Jim Rogers will outline his plans for the company following its summer merger with Progress Energy.
• After presumed CEO Bill Johnson was ousted almost immediately following the merger, Rogers took over the role in July and both he and the merged utility have been under fire ever since.
• The speech, which will be given as part of a breakfast at the Raleigh Marriott City Center, will be one of the first times Rogers will speak directly about his plans for the company’s future.

From the article:

Jim Rogers, the newly installed chief executive of Duke Energy Progress, will discuss his plans for the merged utility company at a breakfast Thursday at the Raleigh Marriott City Center.

Rogers, 65, has been at the center of a firestorm of controversy since the North Carolina Utilities Commission approved the Duke Energy Corp. takeover of Raleigh-based Progress Energy Inc. in June. ...