Duke Progress Merger

July 3, 2012 - 4:38 PM
FILE- In this Aug. 7, 2007, file photo, Duke Energy's Plant Allen is shown in Belmont, N.C. Duke Energy Corp. and Progress Energy Inc. said Tuesday, July 3, 2012, they had completed their merger now valued at about $32 billion to form the nation's largest electric company. But the normally routine event came with a twist. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
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