CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) _ Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) on Thursday reported second-quarter earnings of $907 million.

The Charlotte, North Carolina-based company said it had net income of $1.14 per share.

The results surpassed Wall Street expectations. The average estimate of four analysts surveyed by Zacks Investment Research was for earnings of $1.10 per share.

The electric utility posted revenue of $6.69 billion in the period, also surpassing Street forecasts. Three analysts surveyed by Zacks expected $6.02 billion.

Duke Energy expects full-year earnings in the range of $5.30 to $5.60 per share.

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