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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 2010 Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy’s 2010 Long-Term Incentive Plan
the 2012 Edwardsport settlement . . Settlement agreement in 2012 among
Duke Energy Indiana, the OUCC, the Duke
Energy Indiana Industrial Group and Nucor
Steel-Indiana
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
ACP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Atlantic Coast Pipeline
AFUDC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Allowance for Funds Used During
Construction
Aguaytia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Aguaytia Integrated Energy Project
AHFS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Assets held for sale
ALJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Administrative Law Judge
ANEEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brazilian electricity regulatory agency
AOCI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income
ASU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Accounting standard update
Board of Directors . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Board of Directors
Bison. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bison Insurance Company Limited
Brunswick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Brunswick Nuclear Station
CAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean Air Act
CAIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean Air Interstate Rule
Calpine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Calpine Corporation
Catawba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Catawba Nuclear Station
Catawba Riverkeeper. . . . . . . . . . . Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation, Inc.
CCR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Coal Combustion Residuals
CCS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbon Capture and Storage
CECPCN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Certifi cate of Environmental Compatibility and
Public Convenience and Necessity
CEO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Chief Executive Offi cer
Cinergy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinergy Corp. (collectively with its subsidiaries)
CO2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Carbon Dioxide
Coal Ash Act . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . North Carolina Coal Ash Management Act of
2014
Coal Ash Commission . . . . . . . . . . Coal Ash Management Commission
COL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Combined Construction and Operating
License
the Company . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Corporation and its’ subsidiaries
Consolidated Complaint. . . . . . . . . Corrected Verifi ed Consolidated Shareholder
Derivative Complaint
CPP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean Power Plan
CRC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cinergy Receivables Company, LLC
CRES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Competitive Retail Electric Supplier
Crescent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Crescent Resources LLC
Crystal River Unit 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . Crystal River Unit 3 Nuclear Station
CSAPR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Cross-State Air Pollution Rule
CWA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Clean Water Act
DB. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Defi ned Benefi t (Pension Plan)
D.C. Circuit Court. . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of
Columbia
DEBS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Business Services, LLC
DECAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Commercial Asset Management,
Inc.
DECS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Corporate Services
DEFR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Florida Receivables Company, LLC
DEGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Generation Services, Inc.
DEIGP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy International Geracao
Paranapenema S.A.
Deloitte . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Deloitte & Touche LLP, and the member
fi rms of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu and their
respective affi liates
DENR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Department of Environment and Natural
Resources
DEPR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Progress Receivables Company, LLC
DERF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Receivables Finance Company, LLC
Disposal Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Ohio’s nonregulated Midwest
generation business and Duke Energy Retail
Sales, LLC
DOE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . U.S. Department of Energy
Dominion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dominion Resources
DSM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Demand Side Management
Duke Energy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Corporation (collectively with its
subsidiaries)
Duke Energy Audit Committee . . . . Audit Committee of the Board of Directors
Duke Energy Carolinas. . . . . . . . . . Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC
Duke Energy Defendants . . . . . . . . Several current and former Duke Energy
offi cers and directors named as defendants
in the Consolidated Complaint
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
Dynegy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dynegy Inc.
EE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Energy effi ciency
EGU. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Electric Generating Units
EIP. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Progress Energy’s Equity Incentive Plan
Electric Settlement . . . . . . . . . . . . Settlement agreement in 2013 among Duke
Energy Ohio and all intervening parties
Term or Acronym Defi nition