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2008 Summary Annual Report Duke Energy 33
* Forecasted 2009 adjusted segment Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT) contribution.
** Percent of forecasted adjusted total segment EBIT does not include results for the operations labeled as Other.
Duke Energy at a Glance
U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas
U.S. Franchised Electric and Gas (USFE&G) consists of Duke
Energy’s regulated generation, electric and gas transmission
and distribution systems. Its generation portfolio is a mix of
fuel sources — coal, oil/natural gas, nuclear and hydroelectric.
USFE&G is Duke Energy’s largest business segment and
primary source of earnings.
Electric Operations
Owns approximately 27,400 megawatts of generating
capacity
Supplies electric service to approximately 4 million
customers
Serves territories in five states — North Carolina, South
Carolina, Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky — that total about
48,000 square miles with an estimated population of
11 million
Operates 150,900 miles of distribution lines and a
20,900-mile transmission system
Gas Operations
Provides regulated transmission and distribution service
to approximately 500,000 customers over a 3,000-square-
mile service territory in Ohio and Kentucky
Duke Energy International
Duke Energy International (DEI) operates and manages power
generation facilities located in the Central and South American
countries of Argentina, Brazil, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala
and Peru. DEI also owns equity investments in Saudi Arabia
and Greece.
Owns, operates or has substantial interests in approximately
4,000 net megawatts of generation facilities
About 75 percent of DEI’s generating capacity is hydro-
electric, and for 2009, approximately 90 percent is either
currently contracted or receives a system capacity payment
Commercial Power
Commercial Power owns, operates and manages power plants,
primarily in the Midwest. Commercial Power also includes
Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), which develops,
owns and operates generation sources (including wind assets)
that serve large energy consumers, municipalities, utilities and
industrial facilities.
Owns and operates a balanced generation portfolio of
approximately 7,550 megawatts (excluding wind portfolio)
Approximately 4,000 megawatts are dedicated to serve
regulated customers in Ohio
DEGS currently has approximately 370 megawatts of wind
energy in operation and over 5,000 megawatts of wind
energy projects in the potential development pipeline
7 4 %**
U.S. Franchised
Electric and Gas 1 1 %**
Duke Energy
International
1 5 %**
Commercial Power
2009 Adjusted Segment EBIT*
Duke
Energy