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Glossary of Terms
The following terms or acronyms used in this Form 10-K are defined below:
Term or Acronym Definition
the 2006 Plan ................ Duke Energy’s 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan
the 2010 Plan ................ Duke Energy’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
the 2012 Settlement ............... Settlement agreement in 2012 among Duke Energy
Florida, the OPC and other customer advocates
the 2013 Settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Settlement agreement in 2013 among Duke Energy
Florida, the OPC and other customer advocates
ACI ........................ Activated carbon injection for control of
mercury emissions
AFUDC....................... Allowance for Funds Used During Construction
Aguaytia .................... Aguaytia Integrated Energy Project
ALJ ........................ Administrative Law Judge
ANEEL ...................... Brazilian electricity regulatory agency
AOCI ....................... Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
Bison....................... Bison Insurance Company Limited
BPM ....................... Bulk Power Marketing
Brunswick ................... Brunswick Nuclear Station
CAA ........................ Clean Air Act
CAIR ....................... Clean Air Interstate Rule
Catawba .................... Catawba Nuclear Station
Catawba Riverkeeper........... Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc.
CCR........................ Coal Combustion Residuals
CCS ........................ Carbon Capture and Storage
CT ......................... Combustion Turbine
Cinergy ...................... Cinergy Corp. (collectively with its subsidiaries)
CO2 ........................ Carbon Dioxide
COL ......................... Combined Construction and Operating License
CPCN ....................... Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity
CRC........................ Cinergy Receivables Company, LLC
CRES ....................... Competitive Retail Electric Supplier
Crescent .................... Crescent Resources LLC
Crystal River Unit 3 ............ Crystal River Nuclear Station – Unit 3
CSAPR...................... Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
DB......................... Defined Benefit (Pension Plan)
D.C. Circuit ..................... U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia
DECAM......................... Duke Energy Commercial Asset Management, Inc.
DEGS....................... Duke Energy Generation Services, Inc.
DEIGP ...................... Duke Energy International Geracao
Paranapenema S.A.
DENR ............................ Department of Environment and Natural Resources
DEPR ......................... Duke Energy Progress Receivables Company, LLC
DERF.......................... Duke Energy Receivables Finance Company, LLC
DETM....................... Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, LLC
DOE........................ U.S. Department of Energy
DOJ ........................ U.S. Department of Justice
DSI ........................ Dry sorbent injection for control of acid gas
emissions
DSM ....................... Demand Side Management
Duke Energy.................. Duke Energy Corporation (collectively with its
subsidiaries)
Duke Energy Carolinas.......... Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Duke Energy Florida............ Duke Energy Florida, Inc.
Duke Energy Indiana ........... Duke Energy Indiana, Inc.
Duke Energy Kentucky .......... Duke Energy Kentucky, Inc.
Duke Energy Ohio.............. Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.
Duke Energy Progress .......... Duke Energy Progress, Inc.
Duke Energy Registrants ........ Duke Energy, Duke Energy Carolinas, Progress
Energy, Duke Energy Progress, Duke Energy
Florida, Duke Energy Ohio, and Duke Energy
Indiana
Duke Energy Retail............. Duke Energy Retail Sales, LLC
Duke Energy Vermillion ......... Duke Energy Vermillion II, LLC
DukeNet..................... DukeNet Communications Holdings, LLC
DWQ ....................... North Carolina Division of Water Quality
EE ......................... Energy efficiency
EIP......................... Progress Energy’s Equity Incentive Plan
Electric Settlement ............ Settlement agreement in 2013 among Duke
Energy Ohio and all intervening parties
ELG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Effluent Limitation Guidelines
EPA ........................ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
EPC ........................ Engineering, Procurement and Construction
EPS ........................ Earnings Per Share
ERISA ...................... Employee Retirement Income Security Act
ESOP ....................... Employee Stock Ownership Plan
ESP ........................ Electric Security Plan
ETR ........................ Effective tax rate
FASB ....................... Financial Accounting Standards Board
FERC ....................... Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Fitch ....................... Fitch Ratings, Inc.
Florida Progress............... Florida Progress Corporation
FPSC ....................... Florida Public Service Commission
FRR ........................ Fixed Resource Requirement
FTR ........................ Financial transmission rights
Funding Corp. ................ Florida Progress Funding Corporation
GAAP....................... Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in
the United States
Gas Settlement ................ Settlement agreement in 2013 among Duke
Energy Ohio, PUCO Staff and intervening parties
GBRA....................... Generation Base Rate Adjustment recovery
mechanism
GHG........................ Greenhouse Gas
Global ...................... U.S. Global, LLC
GWh ....................... Gigawatt-hours
HAP........................ Hazardous Air Pollutant
Harris ...................... Shearon Harris Nuclear Station
HB 998 ..................... North Carolina House Bill 998
Term or Acronym Definition