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Variable Interest Entities | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2025
Variable Interest Entities [Abstract] |
Variable Interest Entities | VARIABLE INTEREST ENTITIES CONSOLIDATED VIEs The obligations of the consolidated VIEs discussed in the following paragraphs are nonrecourse to the Duke Energy Registrants. The registrants have no requirement to provide liquidity to purchase assets of or guarantee performance of these VIEs unless noted in the following paragraphs. No financial support was provided to any of the consolidated VIEs during the nine months ended September 30, 2025, and the year ended December 31, 2024, or is expected to be provided in the future that was not previously contractually required. Receivables Financing – DERF/DEPR/DEFR DERF, DEPR and DEFR were bankruptcy remote, special purpose subsidiaries of Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Florida, respectively. DERF, DEPR and DEFR were wholly owned LLCs with separate legal existence from their parent companies, and their assets were not generally available to creditors of their parent companies. On a revolving basis, DERF, DEPR and DEFR bought certain accounts receivable arising from the sale of electricity and related services from their parent companies. DERF, DEPR and DEFR borrowed amounts under credit facilities to buy these receivables. Borrowing availability from the credit facilities was limited to the amount of qualified receivables purchased, which generally excluded receivables past due more than a predetermined number of days and reserves for expected past-due balances. The sole source of funds to satisfy the related debt obligations were cash collections from the receivables. Amounts borrowed under the DERF and DEPR credit facilities were reflected on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets as Current maturities of long-term debt as of December 31, 2024. The most significant activity that impacted the economic performance of DERF, DEPR and DEFR were the decisions made to manage delinquent receivables. Duke Energy Carolinas, Duke Energy Progress and Duke Energy Florida were considered the primary beneficiaries and consolidated DERF, DEPR and DEFR, respectively, as they made those decisions. In April 2024, Duke Energy Florida repaid all outstanding DEFR borrowings totaling $325 million and terminated the related DEFR credit facility. Additionally, Duke Energy Florida's related restricted receivables outstanding at DEFR at the time of termination totaled $459 million and were transferred back to Duke Energy Florida to be collected and reported as Receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In January 2025, Duke Energy Carolinas repaid all outstanding DERF borrowings totaling $500 million and terminated the related DERF credit facility. Additionally, Duke Energy Carolinas' related restricted receivables outstanding at DERF at the time of termination totaled $1,081 million and were transferred back to Duke Energy Carolinas to be collected and reported as Receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. In March 2025, Duke Energy Progress repaid all outstanding DEPR borrowings totaling $400 million and terminated the related DEPR credit facility. Additionally, Duke Energy Progress' related restricted receivables outstanding at DEPR at the time of termination totaled $943 million and were transferred back to Duke Energy Progress to be collected and reported as Receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Receivables Financing – CRC In March 2024, Duke Energy repaid all outstanding CRC borrowings totaling $350 million and terminated the related CRC credit facility. Additionally, Duke Energy's related restricted receivables outstanding at CRC at the time of termination totaled $682 million, consisting of $316 million and $366 million of restricted receivables that were transferred back to Duke Energy Indiana and Duke Energy Ohio, respectively, to be collected and reported as Receivables on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets. Receivables Financing – Credit Facilities The following table summarizes the amounts and expiration dates of the credit facilities and associated restricted receivables described above.
| Duke Energy |  | Duke Energy |
| Carolinas |  | Progress |
(in millions) | DERF |  | DEPR |
Expiration date | (a) |  | (b) |
Credit facility amount | (a) |  | (b) |
Amounts borrowed at September 30, 2025 | — |  |  | — |  |
Amounts borrowed at December 31, 2024 | 500 |  |  | 400 |  |
Restricted Receivables at September 30, 2025 | — |  |  | — |  |
Restricted Receivables at December 31, 2024 | 1,054 |  |  | 835 |  |
(a) In January 2025, Duke Energy Carolinas repaid all outstanding DERF borrowings totaling $500 million and terminated the related DERF credit facility. (b) In March 2025, Duke Energy Progress repaid all outstanding DEPR borrowings totaling $400 million and terminated the related DEPR credit facility. Nuclear Asset-Recovery Bonds Duke Energy Florida Project Finance, LLC (DEFPF) is a bankruptcy remote, wholly owned special purpose subsidiary of Duke Energy Florida. DEFPF was formed in 2016 for the sole purpose of issuing nuclear asset-recovery bonds to finance Duke Energy Florida's unrecovered regulatory asset related to Crystal River Unit 3. In 2016, DEFPF issued senior secured bonds and used the proceeds to acquire nuclear asset-recovery property from Duke Energy Florida. The nuclear asset-recovery property acquired includes the right to impose, bill, collect and adjust a non-bypassable nuclear asset-recovery charge from all Duke Energy Florida retail customers until the bonds are paid in full and all financing costs have been recovered. The nuclear asset-recovery bonds are secured by the nuclear asset-recovery property and cash collections from the nuclear asset-recovery charges are the sole source of funds to satisfy the debt obligation. The bondholders have no recourse to Duke Energy Florida. DEFPF is considered a VIE primarily because the equity capitalization is insufficient to support its operations. Duke Energy Florida has the power to direct the significant activities of the VIE as described above and therefore Duke Energy Florida is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates DEFPF. The following table summarizes the impact of DEFPF on Duke Energy Florida's Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024
Regulatory Assets: Current | 62 |  | 61 |
Current Assets: Other | 12 |  | 35 |
Other Noncurrent Assets: Regulatory assets | 696 |  | 741 |
Other Noncurrent Assets: Other | 7 |  | — |
Current Liabilities: Other | 2 |  | 8 |
Current maturities of long-term debt | 61 |  | 59 |
Long-Term Debt | 712 |  | 773 |
Storm Recovery Bonds Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding, LLC (DECNCSF), Duke Energy Carolinas NC Storm Funding II, LLC (DECNCSFII), Duke Energy Progress NC Storm Funding, LLC (DEPNCSF), Duke Energy Progress NC Storm Funding II, LLC (DEPNCSFII) and Duke Energy Progress SC Storm Funding, LLC (DEPSCSF) are bankruptcy remote, wholly owned special purpose subsidiaries of Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress. DECNCSF and DEPNCSF were formed in 2021, DEPSCSF was formed in 2024, and DECNCSFII and DEPNCSFII were formed in 2025, all for the sole purpose of issuing storm recovery bonds to finance certain of Duke Energy Carolinas’ and Duke Energy Progress’ unrecovered regulatory assets related to storm costs incurred in North Carolina and South Carolina. In 2021, DECNCSF and DEPNCSF issued senior secured bonds, and used the proceeds to acquire storm recovery property from Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress. The storm recovery property was created by state legislation and NCUC financing orders for the purpose of financing storm costs incurred in 2018 and 2019. In April 2024, DEPSCSF issued $177 million of senior secured bonds and used the proceeds to acquire storm recovery property from Duke Energy Progress. The storm recovery property was created by state legislation and a PSCSC financing order for the purpose of financing storm costs incurred from 2014 through 2022. In September 2025, DECNCSFII issued $582 million of senior secured bonds and used the proceeds to repay Duke Energy Carolinas' term loan facility. Also in September 2025, DEPNCSFII issued $461 million of senior secured bonds and used the proceeds to repay Duke Energy Progress' term loan facility. See Note 6 for more information. The storm recovery property acquired includes the right to impose, bill, collect and adjust a non-bypassable charge from all Duke Energy Carolinas’ and Duke Energy Progress’ North Carolina and South Carolina retail customers until the bonds are paid in full and all financing costs have been recovered. The storm recovery bonds are secured by the storm recovery property and cash collections from the storm recovery charges are the sole source of funds to satisfy the debt obligation. The bondholders have no recourse to Duke Energy Carolinas or Duke Energy Progress. These entities are considered VIEs primarily because their equity capitalization is insufficient to support their operations. Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress have the power to direct the significant activities of the VIEs as described above and therefore Duke Energy Carolinas and Duke Energy Progress are considered the primary beneficiaries. Duke Energy Carolinas consolidates DECNCSF and DECNCSFII and Duke Energy Progress consolidates DEPNCSF, DEPNCSFII and DEPSCSF. The following table summarizes the impact of these VIEs on Duke Energy Carolinas’ and Duke Energy Progress’ Consolidated Balance Sheets.
| September 30, 2025 |  |
| Duke Energy |  | Duke Energy |  |
| Carolinas |  | Progress |  |
(in millions) | DECNCSF | DECNCSFII |  | DEPNCSF | DEPNCSFII | DEPSCSF |  |
Regulatory Assets: Current | $ | 12 |  | $ | 29 |  |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 23 |  | $ | 8 |  |  |
Current Assets: Other | 5 |  | — |  |  | 18 |  | — |  | 2 |  |  |
Other Noncurrent Assets: Regulatory assets | 181 |  | 548 |  |  | 590 |  | 433 |  | 153 |  |  |
Other Noncurrent Assets: Other | 1 |  | 3 |  |  | 4 |  | 2 |  | 1 |  |  |
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt | 11 |  | 2 |  |  | 35 |  | 1 |  | 5 |  |  |
Long-Term Debt | 188 |  | 577 |  |  | 611 |  | 457 |  | 158 |  |  |
| December 31, 2024
| Duke Energy |  | Duke Energy
| Carolinas |  | Progress
(in millions) | DECNCSF |  | DEPNCSF | DEPSCSF
Regulatory Assets: Current | $ | 12 |  |  | $ | 39 |  | $ | 8 |
Current Assets: Other | 9 |  |  | 27 |  | 13 |
Other Noncurrent Assets: Regulatory assets | 189 |  |  | 620 |  | 155 |
Other Noncurrent Assets: Other | 1 |  |  | 4 |  | 1 |
Current Liabilities: Other | 2 |  |  | 10 |  | 7 |
Current Maturities of Long-Term Debt | 10 |  |  | 34 |  | 9 |
Long-Term Debt | 198 |  |  | 646 |  | 163 |
Procurement Company – Duke Energy Florida Duke Energy Florida Purchasing Company, LLC (DEF ProCo) is a wholly owned special purpose subsidiary of Duke Energy Florida. DEF ProCo was formed in 2023 as the primary procurement agent for equipment, materials and supplies for Duke Energy Florida. DEF ProCo interacts with third-party suppliers on Duke Energy Florida’s behalf with credit and risk support provided by Duke Energy Florida. DEF ProCo is a qualified reseller under Florida tax law and conveys acquired assets to Duke Energy Florida through leases on each acquired asset. This entity is considered a VIE primarily because the equity capitalization is insufficient to support their operations. Duke Energy Florida has the power to direct the significant activities of this VIE as described above and therefore Duke Energy Florida is considered the primary beneficiary and consolidates the procurement company. The following table summarizes the impact of this VIE on Duke Energy Florida's Consolidated Balance Sheets.
(in millions) | September 30, 2025 | December 31, 2024 |  |  |
Inventory | $ | 550 |  | $ | 494 |  |  |  |  |
Accounts Payable | 266 |  | 208 |  |  |  |  |
NON-CONSOLIDATED VIEs Natural Gas Investments Duke Energy has investments in various joint ventures including pipeline and renewable natural gas projects. These entities are considered VIEs due to having insufficient equity to finance their own activities without subordinated financial support. Duke Energy does not have the power to direct the activities that most significantly impact the economic performance, the obligation to absorb losses or the right to receive benefits of these VIEs and therefore does not consolidate these entities. Non-consolidated VIEs are immaterial on the Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets and the Duke Energy Registrants are not aware of any situations where the maximum exposure to loss significantly exceeds the carrying values. CRC The following table shows sales and cash flows related to receivables sold and reflects CRC activity prior to its termination in March 2024.
| Duke Energy Ohio |  | Duke Energy Indiana
| Nine Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
(in millions) | September 30, 2024 |  | September 30, 2024
Sales |  |  |
Receivables sold | $ | 474 |  |  | $ | 473 |
Loss recognized on sale | 7 |  |  | 6 |
Cash flows |  |  |
Cash proceeds from receivables sold | $ | 478 |  |  | $ | 523 |
Return received on retained interests | 4 |  |  | 4 |
Cash flows from sales of receivables are reflected within Cash Flows from Operating Activities and Cash Flows from Investing Activities on Duke Energy Ohio’s and Duke Energy Indiana’s Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows.

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