Exhibit 24.1



DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION



Power of Attorney



FORM 10-K



Annual Report Pursuant to Section 13 or
15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

For the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005

(Annual Report)



The undersigned Duke Energy Corporation, a North Carolina corporation and certain of its officers and/or directors, do each
hereby constitute and appoint David L. Hauser, Judy M. Mayo and Steven K. Young, and each of them, to act as attorneys-in-fact for and in the respective names, places, and stead of the undersigned, to execute, seal, sign, and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission the Annual Report of said Duke Energy Corporation on Form 10-K and any and all amendments thereto, hereby granting to said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and
every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned, or any of them, might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and approving the
acts of said attorneys-in-fact.



Executed as of the 28th day
of February, 2006.



DUKE ENERGY CORPORATIONBy:

/s/    PAUL M. ANDERSONChairman and Chief Executive
Officer




(Corporate Seal)



ATTEST:



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|                                              | 
|/S/    SUE C.
HARRINGTONAssistant Secretary   |  |                                                                                
|                                              | 
|/S/    PAUL M.
ANDERSONPaul M. Anderson       |  | Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer and Director)
|                                              | 
|/S/    DAVID L.
HAUSERDavid L. Hauser         |  | Group Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) 
|                                              | 
|/S/    STEVEN K.
YOUNGSteven K. Young         |  | Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)                   
|                                              | 
|/S/    ROGER
AGNELLIRoger Agnelli             |  | (Director)                                                                     
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|/S/    WILLIAM BARNET,
IIIWilliam Barnet, III |  | (Director)                                                                     
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|/S/     G. ALEX
BERNHARDTG. Alex Bernhardt    |  | (Director)                                                                     
|                                              | 
|/S/    WILLIAM T.
ESREYWilliam T. Esrey       |  | (Director)                                                                     



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|                                                | 
|/S/    ANN M.
GRAYAnn M. Gray                   |  | (Director)
|                                                | 
|/S/    JAMES H. HANCE,
JR.James H. Hance, Jr.   |  | (Director)
|                                                | 
|/S/    DENNIS R.
HENDRIXDennis R. Hendrix       |  | (Director)
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|/S/    MAX LENNONMax Lennon                     |  | (Director)
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|/S/    JAMES G.
MARTINJames G. Martin           |  | (Director)
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|/S/    MICHAEL E. J.
PHELPSMichael E. J. Phelps |  | (Director)
|                                                | 
|/S/    JAMES T.
RHODESJames T. Rhodes           |  | (Director)