STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION RALEIGH DOCKET NO. E-2, SUB 1355 BEFORE THE NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION In the Matter of Application of Duke Energy Progress, LLC, ) PUBLIC NOTICE for Approval of CPRE Cost Recovery Rider ) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the North Carolina Utilities Commission has scheduled a hearing for the purpose of receiving public and expert witness testimony on the annual Competitive Procurement of Renewable Energy (CPRE) cost recovery rider for Duke Energy Progress, LLC (DEP). The hearing is scheduled to begin at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, September 29, 2025, along with DEP’s other 2025 rider proceedings, in Commission Hearing Room 2115, Dobbs Building, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina. Public witness testimony will be received in accordance with Commission Rule R1-21(g). If no significant protests are received by September 22, 2025, the Commission may cancel the public witness hearing. This proceeding is being held pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-110.8 and Commission Rule R8-71 for the purpose of determining whether an increment or decrement rider is required to allow DEP to recover all reasonable and prudent costs incurred for adoption and implementation of the CPRE Program. On June 10, 2025, DEP filed its application for approval of the CPRE Program rider pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 62-110.8 and Commission Rule R8-71. By its application, DEP requests a CPRE Program rider effective for service rendered during the twelve-month period beginning December 1, 2025, and ending on November 30, 2026. DEP requests to give back to DEP’s North Carolina retail customers, through the CPRE EMF rider ($3,708,307) related to the actual CPRE costs incurred and other credits for the test period. DEP also requests to collect $4,252,142 for CPRE Program costs projected to be incurred during the period from December 1, 2025, through November 30, 2026. If DEP’s proposed rider is approved by the Commission, customers will see the following net decrease (excluding regulatory fees): Residential: 0.005 ¢/kWh; Small General Service: 0.016¢/kWh; Medium General Service: 0.003¢/kWh; Large General Service: 0.002¢/kWh; and Lighting: 0.005 ¢/kWh. Current and Proposed CPRE Program Riders Residential Small Medium Large Lighting General General General Service Service Service Proposed EMF (0.010) (0.009) (0.011) (0.008) (0.006) rider ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh Proposed 0.011 0.019 0.009 0.010 0.011 prospective rider ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh Total proposed 0.001 0.010 (0.002) 0.002 0.005 rider ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh Current total rider 0.006 0.026 0.001 0.004 0.010 ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh Net rider change (0.005) (0.016) (0.003) (0.002) (0.005) ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh ¢/kWh Further information may be obtained from the Office of the Chief Clerk, North Carolina Utilities Commission, Dobbs Building, 5th Floor, 430 North Salisbury Street, Raleigh, North Carolina, where a copy of DEP’s application and testimony is available for review by the public, or on the Commission’s website at www.ncuc.gov. The Public Staff is authorized by statute to represent consumers in proceedings before the Commission. Written statements to the Public Staff should include any information that the writers wish to be considered by the Public Staff in its investigation of the matter. Such statements should be addressed to Mr. Christopher J. Ayers, Executive Director, Public Staff 4326 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. Written statements are not evidence unless persons appear at a hearing and testify concerning the information contained in their written statements. Any person desiring to intervene in the proceeding as a formal party of record should file a petition under North Carolina Utilities Commission Rules R1-5 and R1-19 on or before September 2, 2025. Such petitions should be filed with the Chief Clerk of the North Carolina Utilities Commission, 4325 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, North Carolina 27699-4300. The direct testimony and exhibits of expert witnesses to be presented by intervenors should also be filed with the Commission on or before September 2, 2025. ISSUED BY ORDER OF THE COMMISSION. This the 23rd day of July, 2025. NORTH CAROLINA UTILITIES COMMISSION Taylor C. Berry, Deputy Clerk