Competition record
Duke Energy
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Duke Energy is a regulated electric utility in the Carolinas, Florida, Indiana, Ohio, and Kentucky. Customers in those franchises buy from Duke, and independent generators need Duke's transmission to reach them.
Overview
Duke Energy is based in Charlotte. State commissions set rates and approve the plants and wires that go into the rate base, and the franchise makes Duke the default supplier for homes and businesses in its territory.
Generation choices, including gas, nuclear, coal retirements, and solar, are made in integrated resource plans filed with those commissions. An independent power producer that wants to serve load in the territory interconnects to Duke's grid under those plans and under federal interconnection rules.
The competitive question is who is allowed to build the next plant and who pays for the wires, not a retail shopper comparing brands. Florida and the Carolinas are the large systems, and each state's commission is a separate gate.
Competition footprint
Franchise service territories make Duke the regulated supplier for captive retail load.
Integrated resource plans decide utility-owned generation versus purchases from others.
Transmission interconnection is the access path for independent generators.
Consumer & business angle
Households and businesses in Duke's territory take electric service from the franchise utility.
Developers of solar and gas plants depend on interconnection studies and on the resource plan to get a contract.
What to watch
- Resource-plan decisions in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida.
- Interconnection timelines and any change in who is allowed to own new generation.
Markets
regulated electric utilities · regulated gas utilities
Also known as: duke energy, duke
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