Duke Energy looks to future as thousands near retirement
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CHARLOTTE -- Duke Energy’s efforts to recruit the next generation of possible engineers is under way, with company officials saying thousands of current employees will be up for retirement in the coming years.
That’s why, high school students interested in science and technology got a chance to see how the company operates from the inside this week. While learning about energy jobs of the future on Thursday, one group of kids got to check out how things would work if they were part of restoring power to the community after a storm.
The power-outage stop was one of the last in the interactive, week-long Duke Energy experience. The 16 high school students, all part of a CMS internship program, learned about energy production from nuclear to steam
The prospective engineers say the hands-on opportunity is helping them to better determine the best career for them. That’s good news for Duke Energy, as the company will see 5,800 current employees come up for retirement over the next five years.
"There's gonna be a tremendous need for talent,” said Duke Energy’s Leilani Bush. “We need more students to graduate with those skills."