Duke Energy Carolinas 10K 2010 Annual report | SEC Filing

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	Successor												Predecessor
	Year Ended December 31, 2010			Year Ended December 31, 2009			Year Ended December 31, 2008		Year Ended December 31, 2007		Nine Months Ended December 31, 2006		Three Months Ended March 31, 2006
	(in millions)
Earnings as defined for fixed charges calculation
Add:
Pretax income from continuing operations	$	(309	)	$	(240	)	$	458	$	415	$	102	$	186
Fixed charges		122			128			122		139		100		35
Deduct:
Interest capitalized^(a)		8			4			19		30		14		3

Total earnings (as defined for the Fixed Charges calculation)^(b)	$	(195	)	$	(116	)	$	561	$	524	$	188	$	218

Fixed charges:
Interest on debt, including capitalized portions^(a)	$	117		$	121		$	113	$	130	$	95	$	33
Estimate of interest within rental expense		5			7			9		9		5		2

Total fixed charges	$	122		$	128		$	122	$	139	$	100	$	35

Ratio of earnings to fixed charges		—	^(b)		—	^(b)		4.6		3.8		1.9		6.2

Duke Energy Carolinas 10-K2010 FY Annual report

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