DUK: Company disclosure

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure. On July 17, 2026, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (“DEC”) filed a Comprehensive Revenue Requirement Settlement (the “Comprehensive Settlement” and collectively with all other stipulations, “the Stipulations” ) with the Public Staff – North Carolina Utilities Commission (the “Public Staff”) and other intervenors (together, “Intervening Parties”) in connection with DEC's application for adjustment of rates and charges and for Performance Based Regulation ("PBR") filed with the North Carolina Utilities Commission ("NCUC") on November 20, 2025. Testimony consistent with the Comprehensive Settlement will be filed next week. The Comprehensive Settlement resolves all remaining revenue requirement items in the case includ ing , among other things, (i) a return on equity of 9.8% based on a 53% equity component in the capital structure, (ii) a retail rate base of approximately $25.7 billion for the historic base case, (iii) approximately $3.8 billion of capital in the multi-year rate plan (“MYRP”) along with an annual MYRP refund mechanism, and (iv) agreement to evaluate the potential to delay its next base rate case filing until no earlier than November 1, 2028, so long as the NCUC grants deferral of costs of certain new generating assets. Additionally, the Intervening Parties agreed to pursue good faith settlement discussions in the ongoing Duke Energy Progress (“DEP”) rate case proceeding (Docket No. E-2, Sub 1380) to reach a substantially similar settlement framework for the DEP proceeding. The Stipulations are expected to result in one-time pre-tax accounting charges of approximately $40 million, to be recognized by DEC in 2026. These charges are expected to be treated as special items and excluded from adjusted earnings. An overview providing