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Duke Energy Progress, South Carolina
Electric Rate Stabilization Adjustment, first application under SC's new law
Denied Rider or surcharge, docket 2026-78-E before the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Keeps rates flat on a typical bill
Approved with no residential increase.
What happens next
The commission denied this request, so it will not change your bill. How rate cases work.
What it means for your bill
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FiledMar 13, 2026
Hearingheld or waived
DeniedJul 15, 2026
On billsnever
Duke Energy Progress filed the first application under South Carolina's new annual rate stabilization law on March 13, 2026, in Docket No. 2026-78-E, seeking about 36.7 million dollars; the request started around a 6.6 percent residential increase and was reduced to about 4 percent before a decision. The South Carolina Public Service Commission denied the application on July 15, 2026, ruling Duke could not use the new law's increase mechanism in the same year it first applied. Duke has appealed the denial to the South Carolina Supreme Court.
What it means for your bill: Regulators turned down this rate increase for now and no change is in effect; Duke is appealing the denial to the state Supreme Court.
- Status
- Denied
- Utility
- Duke Energy Progress
- Commission
- South Carolina Public Service Commission
- Docket
- 2026-78-E
- Filed
- March 13, 2026
- Requested
- 4% residential, $36.7 million a year
- Approved
- 0% residential
- Decided
- July 15, 2026
- Last checked
- September 2, 2026
Common questions
How much will my Duke Energy Progress bill go up?
Keeps rates flat on a typical bill. Approved with no residential increase.
When would the new rates start?
They will not; this case did not result in a rate change.
When is the hearing?
No hearing date is on record for this case.
How do I comment?
The comment period closed once this case was decided; its result is above.
Sources
- ORS Releases Consumer Information on Duke Energy Progress, LLC Electric Rate Stabilization Act, South Carolina Office of Regulatory Staff, 2026-03-16
- Duke Energy appeals to SC Supreme Court after regulators deny rate increase under new program, SC Daily Gazette, 2026-08-18
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Other Duke Energy Progress matters
A North Carolina Utilities Commission ruling on this case is due by September 20, 2026; if it does not rule in time, Duke's full 18.1 percent original request takes effect instead of the smaller settlement figure.
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