Duke Energy’s CFO Lynn J. Good to Present at Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2010 Power & Gas Leaders Conference Sept. 28

September 22, 2010

Presentation will be available via webcast

CHARLOTTE, NC – September 28, 2010 – Lynn J. Good, Duke Energy’s groupexecutive and chief financial officer, will present at the Bank ofAmerica Merrill Lynch 2010 Power & Gas Leaders Conference in NewYork City Tuesday, Sept. 28, beginning at 7:45 a.m.

The presentation will be available via webcast through the investors’ section of Duke Energy’s website: www.duke-energy.com/investors/.  A replay of the webcast and presentation materials will also beavailable through the investors’ section of the company’s website.

Duke Energy

Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Duke Energy is aFortune 500 company traded on the New York Stock Exchange under thesymbol DUK. More information about the company is available on theInternet at: www.duke-energy.com.  To learn more and contribute to the discussion about the energy issues of today and the possibilities of tomorrow see www.sheddingalight.org.