Duke Energy to Host Informational Conference Call on Ohio Market-Rate Offer Filing

CHARLOTTE, N.C., Nov. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Duke Energy (NYSE: DUK) will host a conference call for investors and analysts from 10 to 11 a.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 18, to discuss Duke Energy Ohio's market-rate offer filing made with the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio on Monday, Nov. 15, 2010.

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The conference call will be conducted by Chairman, President and CEO Jim Rogers and members of the management team.

A live webcast of the presentation will begin at approximately 10 a.m. ET. The webcast will be available via the investors' section of Duke Energy's website at: www.duke-energy.com/investors/ or by dialing 888-215-6899 in the United States or 913-312-0953 outside the United States. The confirmation code is 4333387. Please call in 10 to 15 minutes prior to the scheduled start time. A replay of the webcast will be available by accessing the investors' section of the company's website or will be available for 10 days by dialing 888-203-1112 in the United States or 719-457-0820 outside the United States. The replay confirmation code is 4333387.

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: www.duke-energy.com.

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