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COMMERCIAL POWER
Commercial Power owns,
operates and manages
power plants, primarily
located in the Midwest,
and a renewable energy
portfolio. Commercial Power’s
subsidiary, Duke Energy
Retail, serves retail electric
customers primarily in Ohio
with generation and other
energy services at competitive
rates. Commercial Power also
includes Duke Energy Generation Services (DEGS), an on-site
energy solutions and utility services provider.
■Owns and operates a balanced generation portfolio of
approximately 7,550 net MW of power generation
(excluding wind and solar generation assets)
■Duke Energy Renewables currently has over 1,000 MW
of wind energy in operation, owns 55 MW of commercial
solar capacity and has a significant pipeline of
development projects
DUKE ENERGY INTERNATIONAL
Duke Energy International
(DEI) operates and manages
power generation facilities and
engages in sales and marketing
of electric power and natural
gas outside the U.S. DEI’s
activities target power genera-
tion in Latin America. DEI also
has an equity investment in
National Methanol Co., a Saudi
Arabian regional producer of
MTBE, a gasoline additive.
■Owns, operates or has substantial interests in
approximately 4,300 net MW of generation facilities
■Nearly 70 percent of DEI’s generating capacity is
hydroelectric
DUKE ENERGY AT A GLANCE
Generation Diversity
(percent owned capacity)
Hydro 68%
Fuel Oil 19%
Natural Gas 11%
Coal 2%
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. USFE&G’s generation portfolio is a
balanced mix of energy resources having different operating
characteristics and fuel sources designed to provide energy
at the lowest possible cost.
Electric Operations
■Owns approximately 27,400 megawatts (MW) of
generating capacity
■Service area covers about 50,000 square miles with an
estimated population of 12 million
■Service to approximately 4 million residential, commercial
and industrial customers
■Over 152,200 miles of distribution lines and a 20,900-
mile transmission system
Gas Operations
■Regulated natural gas transmission and distribution
services to approximately 500,000 customers in
southwestern Ohio and northern Kentucky
Generation Diversity
(percent owned capacity)
Natural Gas 44%
Coal 41%
Renewable 12%
Other 3%
Generation Diversity
(percent owned capacity)
Coal 47%
Natural Gas/Fuel Oil 22%
Nuclear 19%
Hydro 12%
Customer Diversity
(in billed GWh sales)
Residential 33%
Commercial 32%
Industrial 26%
Wholesale/Other 9%
12 DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION 2011 ANNUAL REPORT