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Mar. 31, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] Minimum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] North Carolina Rate Case [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] South Carolina Rate Case [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Carolinas [Member] William State Lee III Nuclear Station [Member] MW | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Progress [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Progress [Member] Plants Retired [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Progress [Member] North Carolina Rate Case [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Progress [Member] L V Sutton Plant [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Progress [Member] Shearon Harris Nuclear Station [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Florida [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] FPSC Settlement Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Florida [Member] FPSC Settlement Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] FPSC Settlement Agreement [Member] Minimum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] FPSC Settlement Agreement [Member] Maximum [Member] | Apr. 25, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Crystal River Unit 3 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Crystal River Unit 3 [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Crystal River Unit 3 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Crystal River Unit 3 [Member] Minimum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Crystal River Unit 3 [Member] Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Levy Nuclear Station [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Levy Nuclear Station [Member] Minimum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Florida [Member] Levy Nuclear Station [Member] Maximum [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Ohio [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Ohio [Member] Ohio Electric Rate Case [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Ohio [Member] Ohio Natural Gas Rate Case [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Ohio [Member] RTO Realignment [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Dec. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Plants Retired [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] | Mar. 31, 2012 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] September 7, 2006 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] May 1, 2008 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] April 16, 2010 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] June 27, 2011 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] October 19, 2011 [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] April 30, 2012 Settlement Agreement [Member] | Mar. 31, 2013 Duke Energy Indiana [Member] Edwardsport IGCC Plant [Member] October 30, 2012 [Member]
Plant capacity, MW |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,117 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Estimated AFUDC on capital project |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 125,000,000 | $ 160,000,000 |  |  |  |
Estimated capital cost of new utility plant, including AFUDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,000,000,000 | 24,000,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of completion of construction |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net property, plant and equipment | 68,813,000,000 |  | 68,558,000,000 | 22,964,000,000 | 22,826,000,000 |  |  |  |  | 330,000,000 | 13,179,000,000 | 13,062,000,000 |  |  |  | 70,000,000 | 9,513,000,000 | 9,360,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,139,000,000 | 8,126,000,000 |  |  |  | 8,373,000,000 |  | 8,320,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
VC summer ownership percentage |  |  |  |  |  | 5.00% | 10.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Approved rate increase amount by state commission |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 150,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 49,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate increase begin date |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5/1/2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Return on equity percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11.25% | 11.25% |  |  |  |  | 10.20% |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.50% | 11.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.84% | 9.84% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average increase in retail revenues, percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9.70% | 15.10% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2.90% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital structure, equity percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53.00% | 53.00% |  |  |  |  | 53.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital structure, long-term debt percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 47.00% | 47.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate Increase, Year One |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 151,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average increase in retail revenues, percentage, year one |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4.70% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Rate Increase, Year Two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Average increase in retail revenues, percentage, year two |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Edwardsport IGCC original estimated and approved capital cost, including AFUDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,985,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Edwardsport IGCC revised estimated capital cost, including AFUDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,350,000,000 | 2,880,000,000 |  |  |  |
Edwardsport IGCC - cost cap for customers |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,595,000,000 |
Impairment charges | 0 | 402,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 400,000,000 |  |  | 897,000,000 | 420,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Edwardsport IGCC revised estimated capital costs, excluding AFUDC |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,820,000,000 | 2,980,000,000 |  | 3,150,000,000
Edwardsport damages |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 560,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint intervenors recommended rate disallowances |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 77,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
EPA compliance capital costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 395,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Requested rate increase amount to state commission |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 446,000,000 | 220,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capacity rider revenues requested |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 728,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MGP remediation cost revenue requirement |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 22,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
MVP project costs approved by MISO |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,200,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Repair costs, range of possible costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 900,000,000 | 1,300,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
NEIL coverage per company at each nuclear plant |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,060,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Insurance deductible per claim |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future Year Four Pro Rata Replacement Power Refund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future year five pro rata replacement power refund |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net unrecovered investment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,711,000,000 | 1,637,000,000 |  |  | 343,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public utilities cost of removal reserve reduction taken subject to regulatory order |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,000,000 | 58,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Public utilities, cost of removal reserve, amount subject to regulatory order |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 58,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Current year customer refunds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future year two customer refunds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 129,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Refund to customers recorded as reduction to revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 288,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future year two residential and small commercial customer refunds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future year three residential and small commercial customer refunds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Future year four residential and small commercial customer refunds |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Independent review repair costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,490,000,000 | 3,430,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decommissioning cost study estimate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 989,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total insurance proceeds received to date for Crystal River Unit 5 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 530,000,000 | 835,000,000 | 305,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Assets, Noncurrent | 10,778,000,000 |  | 11,004,000,000 | 1,707,000,000 | 1,727,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 1,791,000,000 | 1,845,000,000 | 125,000,000 |  |  |  | 3,243,000,000 | 3,321,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 582,000,000 | 579,000,000 |  |  | 71,000,000 | 785,000,000 |  | 810,000,000 | 60,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Regulatory Liability, Noncurrent | $ 5,555,000,000 |  | $ 5,584,000,000 | $ 2,214,000,000 | $ 2,102,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,598,000,000 | $ 1,538,000,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 724,000,000 | $ 787,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 255,000,000 | $ 254,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 746,000,000 |  | $ 741,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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