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): January 25, 2011

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

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 INDIANA, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

 

1000 East Main Street, Plainfield, Indiana 46168

(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:

 

o            Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

o            Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

o            Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))

 

 

 

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On January 25, 2011, Duke Energy Indiana, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a motion with the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission (the “IURC”) related to its request to increase the approved project cost of the Edwardsport clean coal gasification plant from $2.35 billion to $2.88 billion.

 

Due in part to potential disputes related to the scope of requested discovery, the Company has requested that the procedural schedule be modified with hearings being delayed from March 17-22, 2011, as currently scheduled, to early June 2011.

 

Additionally, the Company has requested that the periodic IGCC Riders be processed and implemented expeditiously, subject to refund, so that financing costs on the project will not continue to accrue unduly.  Specifically, the request includes maintaining the currently scheduled hearings on IGCC-5 and IGCC-6 for March 24 and March 25, 2011, respectively.

 

The Company’s motion is subject to the review and approval by the IURC.

 

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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: January 26, 2011	By:	/s/ Marc E. Manly
	Name:			Marc E. Manly
	Title:			Group Executive, Chief Legal Officer
				and Corporate Secretary
	DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, INC.
Date: January 26, 2011	By:		/s/ Marc E. Manly
	Name:			Marc E. Manly
	Title:			Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer

 

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