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Glossary of Terms
The following terms or acronyms used in this Form 10-K are defi ned below:
Term or Acronym Defi nition
the 2006 Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy’s 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
2010 Tax Relief Act . . . . . . . . . . . . Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance
Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
the 2010 Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
ADEA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Age Discrimination in Employment Act
AFUDC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
Aguaytia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aguaytia Integrated Energy Project
ANEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazilian Electricity Regulatory Agency
AOCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
ASC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Standards Codifi cation
ASU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting Standards Update
ATRA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Attiki . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Attiki Gas Supply S.A.
BCA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Budget Control Act of 2011
Bison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bison Insurance Company Limited
BPM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bulk Power Marketing
Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brunswick Nuclear Station
CAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean Air Act
CAC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Citizens Action Coalition of Indiana, Inc.
CAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean Air Interstate Rule
Catamount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catamount Energy Corporation
Catawba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catawba Nuclear Station
CC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combined Cycle
CCR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal Combustion Residuals
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbon Capture and Storage
CG&E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company
CRC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinergy Receivables Company, LLC
Cliffside Unit 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Unit 6 of the Cliffside Facility in North
Carolina
CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combustion Turbine
Cinergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinergy Corp. (collectively with its subsidiaries)
CO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbon Dioxide
COL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combined Construction and Operating
License
CPCN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certifi cate of Public Convenience and Necessity
CRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competitive Retail Electric Supplier
Crescent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Joint Venture (JV)
Crystal River Unit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal River Nuclear Station – Unit 3
CSAPR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
CVO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Energy’s contingent value obligation
CWIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Construction Work in Progress
DAQ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Division of Air Quality
DB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defi ned Benefi t (Pension Plan)
DECAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Commercial Asset Management
DEGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Generation Services, Inc.
DEI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy International, LLC
DEIGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy International Geracao
Paranapenema S.A.
DENR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
DERF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Receivables Finance Company, LLC
Duke Energy Retail. . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Retail Sales, LLC
DETM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, LLC
DOE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Department of Energy
DOJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Department of Justice
DRIP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dividend Reinvestment Plan
DSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demand Side Management
Duke Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Corporation (collectively with
its subsidiaries)
Duke Energy Carolinas. . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Duke Energy Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
Duke Energy Kentucky . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.
Duke Energy Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
Duke Energy Registrants . . . . . . . . Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas,
Progress Energy, Progress Energy Carolinas,
Progress Energy Florida, Duke Energy Ohio,
and Duke Energy Indiana
DukeNet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DukeNet Communications, LLC
DukeSolutions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . DukeSolutions, Inc.
EIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Energy’s Equity Incentive Plan
EPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Engineering, Procurement and Construction
EPS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Earnings Per Share
ERISA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric Security Plan
ETR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effective tax rate
FASB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Financial Accounting Standards Board
FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Communications Commission
FERC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
FDEP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Florida Progress . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Progress Corporation
FPSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Public Service Commission
Funding Corp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Florida Progress Funding Corporation
GAAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
the United States
GHG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Greenhouse Gas
Global . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Global, LLC
GWh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gigawatt-hours
HAP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hazardous Air Pollutant
Harris . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shearon Harris Nuclear Station
IAP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . State Environmental Agency of Parana
IBAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazil Institute of Environment and Renew-
able Natural Resources
IBNR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Incurred but not yet reported
IFRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . International Financial Reporting Standards
Term or Acronym Defi nition