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Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined)	Penalty Total	Number of Records
environment-related offenses	$2,534,933,412	61
competition-related offenses	$343,396,667	11
government-contracting-related offenses	$43,100,000	1
employment-related offenses	$30,171,000	5
safety-related offenses	$1,060,738	23

Top 5 Primary Offense Types	Penalty Total	Number of Records
environmental violation	$2,534,933,412	61
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	$331,741,667	6
False Claims Act and related	$43,100,000	1
benefit plan administrator violation	$30,000,000	1
energy market violation	$11,655,000	5

Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

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Individual Penalty Records:

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Company	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount .
Cinergy Corporation	environmental violation	2000	EPA	$1,430,000,000
Duke Energy	environmental violation	2021	NC-AG	$855,000,000
Duke Energy	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2004	MULTI-AG	$207,500,000
Duke Energy Corporation	environmental violation	2015	EPA	$102,000,000
Duke Energy	environmental violation	2009	EPA	$93,000,000
Duke Energy	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2016	private lawsuit-federal	$80,875,000
Progress Energy	False Claims Act and related	2004	CA-SFCA	$43,100,000
Duke Energy Retirement Cash Balance Plan	benefit plan administrator violation	2011	private lawsuit-federal	$30,000,000
Cinergy Corporation	environmental violation	2000	MULTI-AG	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $30,000,000
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing, L.L.C.	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2003	CFTC	$28,000,000
Duke Energy Progress	environmental violation	2015	NC-ENV	$25,116,883
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing L.L.C.	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$9,400,000
Cinergy Corp.	environmental violation	2000	NY-AG	$8,500,000
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	environmental violation	2016	NC-ENV	$6,831,005
Progress Energy Inc.	energy market violation	2005	FERC	$6,400,000
Duke Energy	environmental violation	2015	EPA	$5,375,000
Duke Energy Corporation	energy market violation	2018	FERC	$3,500,000
Duke Energy Trading and Marketing L.L.C.	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2009	private lawsuit-federal	$3,466,667
Duke Energy	environmental violation	2014	EPA	$3,000,000
Duke Energy	price-fixing or anti-competitive practices	2003	FERC	$2,500,000
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA, LLC - GALLAGHER GENERATING STATION	environmental violation	2010	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,750,000
Duke Energy Carolinas LLC	environmental violation	2016	USAO	$1,700,000
Piedmont Natural Gas Co. Inc.	energy market violation	2009	FERC	$1,250,000
Duke Energy Beckjord LLC	environmental violation	2016	EPA	$1,100,000
Duke Energy Renewables Inc.	environmental violation	2013	FWS	$1,000,000
Duke Energy	environmental violation	2009	MULTI-AG	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,000,000
DUKE ENERGY CORP.	environmental violation	2015	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $975,000
CINERGY AND PSI ENERGY, INC., WABASH RIVER	environmental violation	2009	EPA	$687,500
Duke Energy Corporation	investor protection violation	2017	DOJ_ANTITRUST	$600,000
Duke Energy Ohio Inc	utility safety violation	2012	OH-PUC	$500,000
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	energy market violation	2011	FERC	$425,000
DEGS of Narrows LLC	environmental violation	2010	EPA	$310,000
DEGS OF NARROWS, LLC	environmental violation	2010	EPA	(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $310,000
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT COMPANY	environmental violation	2010	EPA	$260,250
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION (FORMERLY PSI ENERGY - GIB	environmental violation	2014	EPA	$199,000
Cincinnati Gas & Electric Company	utility safety violation	2003	OH-PUC	$100,000
PROGRESS ENERGY	environmental violation	2004	EPA	$97,185
Duke Energy	environmental violation	2001	CO-DPHE	$97,105
Carolina Power & Light Company	nuclear safety violation	2004	NRC	$88,000
Progress Energy Florida, Inc.,	energy market violation	2013	FERC	$80,000
Duke Energy Progress, LLC	environmental violation	2002	NC-ENV	$73,615
Duke Energy	nuclear safety violation	2004	NRC	$60,000
CINERGY CORP.	labor relations violation	2006	NLRB	$60,000
DUKE ENERGY KENTUCKY - LIQUID	environmental violation	2019	PHMSA	$55,700
Duke Energy (Plainfield)	environmental violation	2009	EPA	$54,402
CAROLINA POWER & LIGHT - WAKE 500KV SUBSTATION	environmental violation	2010	EPA	$52,000
Cinergy Corporation	labor relations violation	2000	NLRB	$50,000
CINERGY CORP.	labor relations violation	2000	NLRB	$50,000
DUKE ENERGY	environmental violation	2012	IN-ENV	$42,000
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2014	OSHA	$35,000
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC	workplace safety or health violation	2020	OSHA	$35,000
Duke Energy Ohio Inc	utility safety violation	2008	OH-PUC	$30,000
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.	environmental violation	2005	OH-ENV	$28,000
DUKE ENERGY	workplace safety or health violation	2015	OSHA	$28,000
FLORIDA PROGRESS, LLC	workplace safety or health violation	2020	OSHA	$26,988
DUKE ENERGY	environmental violation	2008	IN-ENV	$25,455
The Cincinnati Gas & Electric Co.	environmental violation	2005	OH-ENV	$25,200
Cinergy Corp.	environmental violation	2004	OH-ENV	$24,828
PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2011	OSHA	$21,000
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC	workplace safety or health violation	2020	OSHA	$21,000
PROGRESS ENERGY, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2004	OSHA	$19,000
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA - EDWARDSPORT GENERATING STATION	environmental violation	2014	IN-ENV	$18,000
DUKE ENERGY LLC NOBLESVILLE GEN STATION	environmental violation	2018	IN-ENV	$17,500
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA	environmental violation	2018	IN-ENV	$17,500
PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA	environmental violation	2003	FL-DEP	$16,274
Duke Energy Hot Spring, LLC	environmental violation	2003	AR-ENV	$15,000
Piedmont Natural Gas	utility safety violation	2013	TN-PUC	$15,000
CINERGY	workplace safety or health violation	2003	OSHA	$14,000
DUKE ENERGY - CAYUGA	environmental violation	2018	IN-ENV	$13,500
PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, INC.	environmental violation	2006	FL-DEP	$13,200
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC	environmental violation	2011	EPA	$12,630
Duke Energy Indiana, LLC	environmental violation	2023	IN-ENV	$12,187
CINERGY CORP.	workplace safety or health violation	2000	OSHA	$12,000
DUKE ENERGY IN GIBSON GENERATING STATION	environmental violation	2015	IN-ENV	$11,250
Duke Power and its subsidiary Duke Engineering & Services; Oswega Tower & Fence Co.	labor relations violation	2000	NLRB	$11,000
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	environmental violation	2014	NC-ENV	$10,470
DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2014	OSHA	$10,000
DUKE ENERGY	environmental violation	2008	IN-ENV	$9,500
DUKE ENERGY - LP WINNIE NO 1 CS	environmental violation	2001	TX-ENV	$9,352
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA - EDWARDSPORT GENERATING STATION	environmental violation	2019	IN-ENV	$9,000
Progress Energy-Carolina, Incorporated	railroad safety violation	2011	FRA	$8,700
DUKE ENERGY	workplace safety or health violation	2021	OSHA	$8,700
PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, INC.	environmental violation	2009	FL-DEP	$8,428
PROGRESS ENERGY	environmental violation	2004	FL-DEP	$7,500
DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.	workplace safety or health violation	2008	OSHA	$7,500
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC	environmental violation	2007	SC-ENV	$7,268
DUKE ENERGY IN GIBSON GENERATING STATION	environmental violation	2003	IN-ENV	$7,000
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	environmental violation	2009	NC-ENV	$6,629
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA INC - R GALLAGHER GENERATING STATION	environmental violation	2017	IN-ENV	$6,250
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC	environmental violation	2009	EPA	$6,240
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	environmental violation	2008	NC-ENV	$6,218
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION	environmental violation	2003	SC-ENV	$6,000
DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION	environmental violation	2015	EPA	$5,785
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC	workplace safety or health violation	2009	OSHA	$5,600
Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC	environmental violation	2013	NC-ENV	$5,303
DUKE ENERGY GENERATION SERVICES HOLDING CO, INC	workplace safety or health violation	2010	OSHA	$5,250
PROGRESS ENERGY FLORIDA, INC.	environmental violation	2006	FL-DEP	$5,200
PROGRESS ENERGY	environmental violation	2006	FL-DEP	$5,100
DUKE ENERGY FLORIDA LLC D/B/A DUKE ENERGY	environmental violation	2003	PHMSA	$5,000
DUKE ENERGY INDIANA - EDWARDSPORT GENERATING STATION	environmental violation	2003	IN-ENV	$5,000
DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC	workplace safety or health violation	2015	OSHA	$5,000