Xx ENERGY. Associate General Counsel CAROLINAS 550 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Mailing Address: DEC45A/ P.O

DUKE Charles A. Castle xx ENERGY. Associate General Counsel CAROLINAS 550 South Tryon Street Charlotte, NC 28202 Mailing Address: DEC45A/ P.O. Box 1321 Charlotte, NC 2820t o 704-382-4499 l 980.373.8534 Alex.csstteOduke-energy.corn March '30, 2015

VIA ELECTRONIC FILING

The Honorable Jocelyn G. Boyd Chief Clerk/Administrator Public Service Commission ol'outh Carolina 101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 100 Columbia, SC 29210

RE: Docket No. 2015-55-E

Dear Mrs. Boyd:

Pursuant to the Commission's letter order dated February 20, 2015, I have enclosed on behalf of Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC ("DEC") a Certilication that the Notice of Filing and Hearing and Prefile Testimony Deadlines (the "Notice") in the above-referenced docket has been provided to DEC's retail customers in South Carolina by bill insert on or before April 3, 2015.

I have also enclosed I'or filing with the Commission the Affidavits of Publications for the Notice that DEC published in the newspapers having general coverage in its service territory.

If you have any questions, please let me know.

Charles A. Castle

CAC/bml

Enclosures BEFOltE

Tl-IE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF

SOUTH CAROLINA

DOCKET NO. 20l S-55-E

In thc Maucr ol':

Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC- Application to Establish a AFFIDAVIT Distributed Energy Rcsourcc Program

PERSONALLY APPEARED before me, MELISSA L. PORTER, who being first duly sworn,

deposes and says that she is a Business Opemtions I'or Analyst Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC; that at

her direction and under hcr supervision the Notice of Hearing {"Notice") attached hereto as Exhibit

A and incorporated herein has been furnished either by U.S. ntail, or by electronic mail to customers

who have agree to receive the Notice hy electronic until, to all applicable customers of Duke Energy

Carolinas, LLC, on or before April 3, 20 IS.

FURTHER AFFIANT SAYETH NOT

Sworn to and subscribed before me this the gg day of March. 2015

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Applicu(ion of Dul&c Energy Caroliiuis, I.I,C to Lts(uhlish Program u Distributed Energy Resource

Duke Energy Carolinus, LLC (DEC or (hc Company) luis filed an Application with the Public Service C&immission of South Car&i(inn (thc Commission) to implcmcn( a Distributed Energy Resource Prngrnm (DEI( Program) to;iccnmplish un&I I'urihcr thc purpos&.s and goals of the South Carolina Distributed Energy Rcs&yu&uc Program Ac( (Act 236 or thc Act). Act 236 which, in part, promotes the cstahlishnicni of u reliable, efficient, aigl diversified por(l'olio ol'is(rihutcd energy resources Siil(c, permits an clcctrictil for the utility (o apply to (hc Commission for approval to Program. The par(icipa(e in ti DER Applica(ion was filed pursuan((o S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-39-130.

The Company's portfolio of ini(iatives is dcsigncd to incrc,ise (he capacity of renewablc genera(ion located in iLs scrvicc arcu 1'rom 1,300 kilowa(Ls (kW), as of Januury I, 2015, to approximately 84,000 kW by January I, 2021. In its Applicatinn, DEC proposed (hrcc, new cus(omar initiatives designed (o mcct thc spccil'ic rcquircnienLs sc( I'orth in S.C. Cndc Ann. Scc(ion 58-39-130 (C)(2): thc NEM DER Incentive: thc Solar ltcba(c Program; and (hc Shared Solar Program. Pages 9, 10, and 11 of the Applicu(ion conn&in summaries fol'acli ol these ini(ia(ives.

DEC's Projcc(cd Incrcmen(al DER Costs, as outlined in Table 3 of its Application, is as follows:

S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-39-150 provides, in part, that the Commission must not approve a DER plan in which the total incremental costs to be incurred by an electrical utility and recovered from the electrical utility's South Carolina retail customer classes exceeds the following annual amounts per number of accounts for costs that are incurred on or after January I, 2014: residential: $ 12; commercial: $ 120; and industrial: $ 1200.

In sum, DEC requests the following relief, in part, from the Commission: Approval of its DER Program as outlined in its Application; approval to recover costs of the DER Program pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Sections 58-27-865, 58-39-140 and 58-39-150 through a fixed monthly incremental per-account charge within the fuel cost component of its base rates: approval of the Company's request to follow deferred accounting with respect to any unrecovered DER incremental costs in excess of per-account annual cost caps, and to recover such costs, with associated carrying costs, in subsequent periods; and approval for the authority to modify and supplement its DER Program to accomplish and f'urther the goals of Act 236.

A py fth tt p y'.pph h f d th C t t under Docket No. 2015-55-E. 'tt Additionally, a copy of the application is available from Charles A. Castle, Esquire, Duke Energy Corporation, 550 South Tryon StyDEC45A, Charlotte, North Carolina 2820I-1006 and Frank R. Ellerbe III, Esquire, Robinson McFadden & Moore, P.C., 1901 Main Street, Suite 1200, Columbia, South Carolina 29202. Exhibit A

PLli:ASLr TAKI'. NOTICLr thnt a hearing on thc above mnttcr htcs hccn schcdulcd t&8 begin on 'I'uesduy, May 19, 2015, ut 10:30 un1, &1110 continuing to Muy 20u'nd 21" and further contim&tnl aller these dates, if necessury, bcforc thc Commission in thc Co&runts!«On s Ihuu'ing 8&horn at IOI Exccutivc Center Drive, Saluda Building, Columbia, South Carolina 29210 I'or tltc purpose of receiving testimony and evidence from all intcrcstcd parties.

Any person who wishes to participate in this mnttcr as a party ol'ecord should I'ilc a I'&.tition to hltcl'vcnc ht &&ceo«'al'Ic&t with thc Commission's Rules of Pn!cticc and Procedure. on or b&.I'orc April 17, 2015. For thc rcccipt of future Commission c&lrrcsp&uulcncc, plcnse include an email address in thc Petition to Intervene. Please refer tn Docket Nn. 20/5-55-ls aad snail a enpy tn all ot/ter parlies in this dncket. Any person who wishes to testily and prcscnt evidcncc at thc hearing should notil'y, in

writing, thc Commission; thc OITice ol'egulatory Stal'I't l40 I Main Street, Suite 900, Columbia, South Ca&'olina 2920I; and thc company at thc &&bove address, on or bclorc April 17, 2015. Please refer lo l)acket Nu. 20/5-55-E.

INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PARTIES Ofi'ECORD (Applicant, Petitioners, nnd Intervenors only): All Parties of Record must prefile testimony with the Commission and with all parties of record. Prefiled Testimony Deadlines: Applicant's Direct Testimony Due: 3/17/2015; Other Parties of Record Direct Testimony Duc: 4/28/2015; Applicant's Rebuttal Testintony Duc: 5/5/2015; and Other Parties of Record Surrebuttal Testimony Duc: 5/12/2015. All Prclilcd Testimony Detnllines :hi ttthil .0 ..p td d D klN 2055.55 F..

For thc most recent inl'ormation regarding ~this docket, including changes in schcdulcd dntes included thi: ~ ti .pl . 5 t dD klN 2055-55.-0..

PLEASE 'fAKE NOTICE that~any person who wishes to have his or her comments considered as part of the official record of this proceeding MUST present such comments in person to the Commission during the hearing.

Persons seeking information about the Commission's procedures should contact the Conunission at (80'l!896-tldh i it l 0 il N~. The Charlotte Observer Publishing Co. Charlotte, NC North Carolina ) ss Affidavit of Publication

Mecklenburg County ) Charlotte Observer

REFERENCE: 214717 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTHLt,'001600341 CAROLINA CLERK'S OFFICE NOTICE OF FILING AND HEARING AND PREFILE

Before the undersigned, a Notary Public of said County and State, duly authorized to administer oaths affirmations, etc., personally appeared, being duly sworn or affirmed according to law, doth depose and say that he/she is a representatwe of The Charlotte Observer Publishing Company, a corporation organized and doing business under the laws of the State of Delaware, and publishing a newspaper known as The Charlotte Observer in the city of Charlotte, County of Mecklenburg, and State of North Carolina and that as such he/she is familiar with the books, records, files, and business of said Corporation and by reference to the files of said publication, the attached advertisement was inserted. The following is correctly copied from the books and files of the aforesaid Corporation and Publication.

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REFERENCE: 214717 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, Lt PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION OF SOUTH '001600341 CAROLINA CLERK'S OFFICE NOTICE OF FILING AND HEARING AND PREFILE

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this day of ~n~ ~» BLIC MMISSION OF SOIJIN NA CLERIFSOFFICE AND NOTICE OF FILINO AND }IEARI 'RES}SE TESTErlOQ OEAOLINES DOCRET NO. Fpllr55 E LLC to I Apogcatlon of Duke Carognas, Estabgah a Dlstrl rgy Resourco the Company& Duke Energy Carogna~s, 1 C (DEC or Scatloo with the,Pubgc Service r has tged an A (the commission& Comngssion o outh.carogna pro. manta Distributed Ene Resource to Imp} accomp sh and further gram (DER Program} to caroSna Dls. the pumoses and goals of the South Resource Pmgmm Act (Acl 236 or tributed Energy promo}cathe es. the Act). Act 236 which, In rt, of a regable, e clent, and dlversgled tabgshment energ resources for the rtfogo of distributed to the State, permits an eleclrlcal ut 5 to a ply Comrnlsslonforap rovaltolpa Ici a elnaDER cation was fge pursuant to Progranr. The App 39.130. S.C. Code Ann. Section 50 compan 's portfoli of Initiatives is designed The of renewable eneratlon to Increase the capacity Rowatts located in its service area from ISCO 2015, to appmxlmately lkW&, as of January I, Ecatlon, 04,000 kW by January I, 2021. In Its A three, new customer in t atives de. DEC proposed ulrements set forth slaned to meet the specglc re the )n SC. Code Ann. Section 50 9.130 (C&(2)r Incentive; the Solar Rebate program; NEM DEA ram. Pages 9 10, and ii and the Shared Solar P each of of the Appgcatlon contain summerNs far these Initiatives. Increnmntal DERicosts, as eut. LDEC'3 Pro}ected mgows: Lgned in table 3 of its Appgcatlon, Is as Total Inmemental Costs I'5019R29 2016 $4ATTJO4 2011 $6,406,172

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Ad Tesi: 4893952PUBLIC SERYICE COMMISSION OF SOUTI-I CAROLINA CLERK'S OFFICE NOTICE OF FILING AND HEARING ANDPREFILE TESTIMONY ol'uke DEADLINES DOCKET NO. 2015-55-L'pplication Energy Carolinas, LLC to Establisha Distributed Energy Resource Program Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (DEC or the Company) has filed an Applica-tion with thc Public Service Commission of South Carolina (the Com-mission) to implement a Distributed Energy Resource Program (DERProgram) to accomplish and further the purposes and goals oftheSouth Carolina Distributed Energy Resource Program Act (Act 236 orthe Act). Act 236 which, in part, promotes the establishment of a reli-able, efficient, and diversified portfolio of distributed energy resourcesfor the State, permits an electrical utility to apply to the Commissionfor approval to participate in a DER Program. The Application was filedpursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-39-130. The Company's portfolio of initiatives is designed to increase the ca-pacity of renewable generation located in its service area from 1,300 ki-lowatts (kW), as ofJanuary I, 2015, to approximately 84,000 kW by Janu-ary I, 2021. In its Application, DEC proposed three, new customer initia-tives designed to meet the specific requirements set forth in S.C. CodeAnn. Section 58-39-130 (C)(2): the NEM DER Incentive; the Solar RebateProgram; and the Shared Solar Program. Pages 9, 10, and 11 of the Ap-plication contain summaries for each of these initiatives. DEC's Projected Incremental DER Costs, as outlined in Table 3 of its Ap-plication, is as fogows:TOTAL INCREMENTAL COSTS2015 $2,019,929 2016 $4,677,824 2017 $6,406,1722018 $8,287,058 2019 $ 10,744,188 2020 $ 12,929,194S.C. Code Ann. Section 58-39-150 provides, in part, that the Commissionmust not approve a DER plan in which the total incremental costs to beincurred by an electrical utility and recovered from the electrical utili-ty's South Carolina retail customer classes exceeds the following annu-al amounts per number ofaccounts for costs that are incurred on orafter January 1, 2014: residential: $ 12; commercial: $ 120; and industri-al: $ 1200. In sum, DEC requests the following relief, in part, Jrom the Commission:Approval of its DER Program as outlined in its Application; approval torecover costs of the DER Program pursuant to S.C. Code Ann. Sections58-27-865, 58-39-140 and 58-39-150 through a fixed monthly incrementalper-account charge within the fuel cost component of its base rates;approval of the Company's request to follow deferred accounting withrespect to any unrecovered DER incremental costs in excess of per-account annual cost caps, and to recover such costs, with associatedcarrying costs, in subsequent periods; and approval for the authority tomodify and supplement its DER Program to accomplish and further thcgoals of Act 236. A copy ol'hc company's application can bc 1'ound on thc Commission'swcbsitc at www.psc.sc.gov under Docket No. 2015-55-E. Additionally, scopy of the application is available from Charles A. Castle, Esquire,Duke Energy Corporation, 550 South Tryon St./DEC45A, Charlotte, NorthCarolina 28201-1006 and Frank R. Ellcrbc ill, Esquire, Robinson Mcl ad-den & Moore, P.C., 1901 Main Street, Suite 1200, Columbia, South Caroli-na 29202. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a hearing on the above matter has bcenschedulcd to begin on Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at 10:30 a.m., andcontinuing to May 20th and 21st and further continued aRer thesedates, if necessary, before the Commission in thc Commission's Hear-ing Room at 101 Exccutivc Center Drive, Saluda Building, Columbia,South Carolina 29210 for the purpose of receiving testimony and evi-dence from all interested parties. Any person who wishes to participate in this matter as a party of re-cord should file a Petition to Intervene in accordance with the Commis-sion's Rules of Practice and Procedure on or before April 17, 2015. Forthe receipt of future Commission correspondence, please include anemail address in the Petition to Intervene. Please refer to Docket No.2015-55-E and mail a copy to all other parties in this docket. Any personwho wishes to testify and present evidence at the hearing should noti-fy, in writing, the Commission; the Office of Regulatory Staff at 1401Main Street, Suite 900, Columbia, South Carolina 29201; and the comps-ny at the above address, on or before April 17, 2015. Please refer toDocket No. 2015-55-E. INSTRUCTIONS TO ALL PARTIES OF RECORD (Applicant, Petitioners, andIntervenors only): All Parties of Record must prefile testimony with the Commission andwith all parties ofrecord. Prefiled Testimony Deadlines: Applicant's Di-rect Testimony Due: 3/17/2015; Other Parties of Record Direct Testimo-ny Due: 4/28/2015; Applicant's Rebuttal Testimony Due: 5/5/2015; andOther Parties of Record Surrebuttal Testimony Due: 5/12/2015. All Pre-filed Testimony Deadlines are subject to the information as posted onwww.psc.sc.gov under Docket No. 2015-55-E. For the most recent information regarding this docket, includingchanges in scheduled dates included in this Notice, please refer towww.psc.sc.gov and Docket No. 2015-55-E. PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any person who wishes to have his or hercomments considered as part of the official record of this proceedingMUST present such comments in person to the Commission during thehearing. Persons seeking information about the Commission's proceduresshould contact the Commission at (803) 896-5100 or visit its website atwww.psc.sc.gov. 2/23/ I 5

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