杜克能源公司已正式提交申请，要求监管机构批准其回收因冬季运营产生的巨额成本。根据申请文件，该公司为卡罗来纳地区业务寻求5亿美元的成本回收，同时为其Progress子公司申请3.09亿美元的专项补偿。
此次成本回收申请主要针对极端冬季天气条件下为确保电力稳定供应产生的额外支出。严寒天气导致能源需求激增，供电系统维护成本大幅攀升，该公司不得不投入大量资源保障电网安全运行。
若申请获得批准，这笔费用将通过调整电价的方式由用户分摊。监管机构将对此申请进行全面审查，评估成本合理性及对用户的影响。最终决定将关系到数百万用户的用电支出调整。
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