Form 8-K · Current report
Duke Energy 8-K, filed Jul 17, 2026
- Filed
- CIK
- 0001326160
- Accession no.
- 0001104659-26-084653
Summary
Duke Energy Carolinas, the Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission and other intervenors filed a Comprehensive Revenue Requirement Settlement with the North Carolina Utilities Commission to resolve all remaining revenue requirement issues in Duke Energy Carolinas' 2025 North Carolina rate case. The proposed settlement includes a 9.8% return on equity on a 53% equity capital structure, an approximately $25.7 billion North Carolina retail rate base, approximately $3.8 billion of multi-year rate plan capital, and a revised two-year revenue requirement increase of $496 million; it is subject to NCUC approval and is expected to result in about $40 million of one-time pre-tax charges in 2026.
Key points
- The Comprehensive Settlement resolves all remaining revenue requirement issues and includes a 9.8% return on equity with a 53% equity component, a North Carolina retail rate base of approximately $25.7 billion, and approximately $3.8 billion of multi-year rate plan capital.
- The Stipulations revise the two-year revenue requirement increase to $496 million, an average annual rate increase of 3.7% over two years, with one-time pre-tax charges of approximately $40 million expected in 2026 and treated as special items.
- Duke Energy Carolinas agreed to a $10 million shareholder contribution for bill assistance through the Share the Light Fund and health and safety repairs through the Helping Home Fund, and will evaluate delaying its next base rate case filing until no earlier than November 1, 2028, if permitted to defer costs for Person County CC1 and Marshall CTs.
- The settlement is subject to NCUC approval; an evidentiary hearing began July 7, 2026, Duke Energy Carolinas requested Year 1 rates to be in effect by January 1, 2027, and the Intervening Parties agreed to pursue a substantially similar settlement framework in Duke Energy Progress's rate case.
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Items reported
- 7.01Regulation FD Disclosure
- 9.01Financial Statements and Exhibits
From the filing
Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On July 17, 2026, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“DEC”) filed a Comprehensive Revenue Requirement Settlement (the “Comprehensive Settlement” and collectively with all other stipulations, “the Stipulations”) with the Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission (the “Public Staff”) and other intervenors (together, “Intervening Parties”) in connection with DEC's application for adjustment of rates and charges and for Performance Based Regulation ("PBR") filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission ("NCUC") on November 20, 2025. Testimony consistent with the Comprehensive Settlement will be filed next week. …
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