UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 


 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): June 20, 2011

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32853

 

20-2777218

(State or Other Jurisdiction

 of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

 File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

 Identification No.)

 

526 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Ohio

 

1-232

 

31-0240030

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

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Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On June 20, 2011, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. (“DE Ohio”) filed an application with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio seeking approval of an Electric Security Plan (“ESP”) beginning January 1, 2012 with rates in effect through May 31, 2021.   Pursuant to the ESP, DE Ohio customers would pay for capacity through a non-bypassable, cost-of-service-based charge, while energy would be priced and purchased through a competitive auction bidding process.

 

A summary providing additional detail on the ESP filing is attached as Exhibit 99.1.

 

Item 9.01.   Financial Statements and Exhibits.

 

(d)          Exhibits.

 

99.1         Summary of Duke Energy Ohio Electric Security Plan (ESP) Filing.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: June 20, 2011

By:

/s/ Marc E. Manly

 

Name:

Marc E. Manly

 

Title:

Group Executive, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

 

 

 

DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: June 20, 2011

By:

/s/ Marc E. Manly

 

Name:

Marc E. Manly

 

Title:

Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit

 

Description

 

 

 

99.1

 

Summary of Duke Energy Electric Security Plan (ESP) Filing.

 

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