**Duke Energy Files 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan, Begins Regulatory Review Process** CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy Corporation has filed its 2025 Carolinas Resource Plan with the North Carolina Utilities Commission, marking the start of a new regulatory review process. The long-range plan outlines Duke Energy's strategy to meet growing energy demands in North and South Carolina while modernizing infrastructure and keeping customer costs below projected inflation rates. The North Carolina Utilities Commission will hold public hearings on the plan in 2026, with a final decision expected by December 31, 2026. A similar update will be filed with the South Carolina Public Service Commission later this year. No external grant or funding has been announced in connection with this filing; the initiative is specific to Duke Energy and its subsidiaries.