Utilities
Duke Energy's second-quarter 2026 earnings rose as it closed $5.3 billion in strategic asset sales and benefited from higher regulated rates, while advancing a major utility combination in the Carolinas.
Key risk: Coal ash remediation costs
EPA's 2024 CCR Rule and subsequent proposed revisions could significantly expand required remediation at inactive impoundments and unregulated sources, resulting in material future expenditures. Duke Energy is pursuing cost recovery through state rate proceedings but final impacts remain uncertain.
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