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Term or Acronym Definition
IGCC ................. IntegratedGasificationCombined
Cycle
IMPA ................ IndianaMunicipalPowerAgency
IAP .................. StateEnvironmentalAgencyof
Parana
IBAMA ............... BrazilInstituteofEnvironmentand
Renewable Natural Resources
ITC .................. InvestmentTaxCredit
IURC................. IndianaUtilityRegulatory
Commission
KPSC ................ KentuckyPublicServiceCommission
KV .................. Kilovolt
kWh ................. Kilowatt-hour
LIBOR................ LondonInterbankOfferedRate
MATS ................ MercuryandAirToxicsStandards
(previously referred to as the Utility
MACT Rule)
Mcf .................. Thousandcubicfeet
MergerAgreement ....... AgreementandPlanofMergerwith
Progress Energy, Inc.
MergerSub ............ DiamondAcquisitionCorporation
MGP ................. Manufacturedgasplant
MidwestISO ........... MidwestIndependentTransmission
System Operator, Inc.
MMBtu ............... MillionBritishThermalUnit
Moody’s .............. Moody’sInvestorServices
MRO................. MarketRateOffer
MTBE ................ Methyltertiarybutylether
MW ................. Megawatt
MVP ................. MultiValueProjects
MWh ................ Megawatt-hour
NCUC ................ NorthCarolinaUtilitiesCommission
NDTF ................ NuclearDecommissioningTrust
Funds
NEIL ................. NuclearElectricInsuranceLimited
NMC................. NationalMethanolCompany
NOx.................. Nitrogenoxide
Non-GHG ............. NonGreenhouseGas
NPNS ................ Normalpurchase/normalsale
NRC ................. U.S.NuclearRegulatoryCommission
NSR ................. NewSourceReview
OhioT&D ............. OhioTransmissionandDistribution
ORS ................. SouthCarolinaOfficeofRegulatory
Staff
Term or Acronym Definition
OUCC ................ IndianaOfficeofUtilityConsumer
Counselor
OVEC ................ OhioValleyElectricCorporation
PJM ................. PJMInterconnection,LLC
ProgressEnergy ......... ProgressEnergy,Inc.
Prosperity ............. ProsperityMine,LLC
PSCSC ............... PublicServiceCommissionofSouth
Carolina
PSD ................. PreventionofSignificantDeterioration
PUCO ................ PublicUtilitiesCommissionofOhio
Q-Comm .............. Q-CommCorporation
QSPE ................ QualifyingSpecialPurposeEntity
REPS ................ RenewableEnergyandEnergy
Efficiency Portfolio Standard
RSP ................. RateStabilizationPlan
RTO ................. RegionalTransmissionOrganization
Saluda ............... SaludaRiverElectricCooperative,
Inc.’s
SB3 ................. NorthCarolinaGeneralAssembly
Senate Bill 3
SB221............... OhioSenateBill221
SCEUC ............... SouthCarolinaEnergyUsers
Committee
SEC ................. SecuritiesandExchangeCommission
SHGP ................ SouthHoustonGreenPower,L.P.
SO2.................. Sulfurdioxide
SpectraEnergy.......... SpectraEnergyCorp.
SpectraCapital ......... SpectraEnergyCapital,LLC(formerly
Duke Capital LLC)
S&P ................. Standard&Poor’s
SSO ................. StandardServiceOffer
StimulusBill ........... TheAmericanRecoveryand
Reinvestment Act of 2009
SubsidiaryRegistrants .... DukeEnergyCarolinas,DukeEnergy
Ohio, and Duke Energy Indiana
TSR ................. Totalshareholderreturn
U.S. ................. UnitedStates
USFE&G .............. U.S.FranchisedElectricandGas
Vectren ............... VectrenEnergyDeliveryofIndiana
VIE .................. VariableInterestEntity
VSP.................. VoluntarySeveranceProgram
WACC ................ WeightedAverageCostofCapital
Windstream............ WindstreamCorp.
WVPA ................ WabashValleyPowerAssociation,Inc.