-- デューク・エナジーは、2026年第1四半期の電力・ガス事業の業績がまちまちながらも概ね改善したと発表した。同社が発表した数字によると、インフラ投資の回復と顧客需要の増加が、基礎収益の伸びを牽引した。 電力・インフラ事業部門の純利益は12億5,400万ドルで、前年同期の12億7,600万ドルからわずかに減少した。この減少は、法的・規制上の和解に関連する費用が特別項目として計上され、調整後の業績から除外されたことを反映している、とデュークは述べている。 これらの特別項目を除外すると、調整後の事業部門純利益は前年同期の12億7,600万ドルから14億400万ドルに増加し、1株当たり0.16ドルの増加となった。この増加は主に、サービス提供エリアの拡大に伴うサービス信頼性向上を目的としたインフラ投資の収益と、好天候によるものだった。これらの恩恵は、暴風雨関連費用を含む営業・保守費用の増加、および資産基盤の拡大に伴う減価償却費の増加によって一部相殺された。 ガス事業およびインフラ事業部門の報告利益は、2025年第1四半期の3億4,900万ドルから5億3,200万ドルに増加しました。この増加は、ピエモンテ社のテネシー州事業および再生可能天然ガスプロジェクトに関連する取引を含む資産売却益によって押し上げられました。これらの売却益は特別項目として扱われ、調整後利益からは除外されています。 調整後ベースでは、ガス事業部門の利益は前年同期の3億4,900万ドルから3億6,100万ドルにわずかに増加し、1株当たり0.01ドルの小幅な増加となりました。電力事業部門と同様に、顧客拡大を支えるインフラ投資の回復が成長を牽引しましたが、営業費用と減価償却費の増加が全体的な改善を抑制しました。
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