UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 23, 2019

Commission file number	Registrant, State of Incorporation or Organization, Address of Principal Executive Offices and Telephone Number	IRS Employer Identification Number
1-4928	DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC	56-0205520

(a North Carolina limited liability company)

526 South Church Street

Charlotte, North Carolina 28202-1803

704-382-3853

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

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None

Item 1.01.    Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

On December 23, 2019, Duke Energy Carolinas, LLC (the “Company”) consummated a sale-leaseback financing transaction to develop and build an office tower in Charlotte, North Carolina.  The Company entered into two primary agreements, a Lease Agreement and a Construction Agency Agreement, both dated as of December 23, 2019, with a joint venture comprised of subsidiaries of Childress Klein and CGA Capital (collectively the “Landlord”), under which the Landlord purchased the project from the Company and appointed the Company to act as its agent to manage the construction of the building.  Pursuant to its obligations under the agreements, the Landlord financed its acquisition of the project with debt securities and committed to deposit a maximum of $675 million in escrow, subject to adjustment upon final determination of certain construction costs, to fund acquisition of the site property and construction of the building.  Under the Lease Agreement, the Company will lease the building from the Landlord for a term of up to thirty years, with the option to extend the term for up to eight renewals of five years each.  Under the Construction Agency Agreement, the Company will facilitate all aspects of the construction project, including paying costs of the project through draws of escrowed funds provided by the lenders over the anticipated three-year construction period.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS, LLC
Date: December 23, 2019
	By:	/s/ Karl W. Newlin
		Name:	Karl W. Newlin
		Title:	Senior Vice President, Corporate Development and Treasurer