James L. Turner, group executive and president of U.S. Franchised Electric & Gas for Duke Energy, will speak at the UBS 2007 Natural Gas & Electric Utilities Conference on Wednesday, Feb. 28, in New York City.

A live Webcast of the presentation will begin at approximately 9:30 a.m. ET. The Webcast will be available via the Investors section of Duke Energy’s Web site at: www.duke-energy.com/investors/.

Duke Energy Corp., one of the largest electric power companies in the United States, supplies and delivers energy to approximately 3.9 million U.S. customers. Duke Energy 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 (NYSE:DUK) 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.