Media Advisory: Duke Energy's Jim Rogers, to Participate in Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders Conference

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept. 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy chairman, president and chief executive officer, James E. Rogers, will participate in a panel discussion titled, "Multi-State Utilities" at the Merrill Lynch Power & Gas Leaders Conference, Sept. 25, in New York City.

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A live webcast of the panel discussion will begin at approximately 9:15 a.m. ET. The webcast will be available via the Investors section of Duke Energy's Web site at: http://www.duke-energy.com/investors/. A replay of the webcast will be available later that day and archived on the Web site for approximately 30 days.

Duke Energy, one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 4 million U.S. customers. The company has nearly 37,000 megawatts of electric generating capacity in the Midwest and the Carolinas, and natural gas distribution services in Ohio and Kentucky. In addition, Duke Energy has more than 4,000 megawatts of electric generation in Latin America, and is a joint-venture partner in a U.S. real estate company. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is a Fortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DUK. More information about the company is available on the Internet at: http://www.duke-energy.com/.

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