Duke Energy Corporation
December 31

(In Millions) 1997  1996 

ASSETS
Current Assets (Note 2)
  Cash and cash equivalents (Note 8) $ 109.4 $ 166.0
  Receivables (Note 8) 2,280.8 1,888.0
  Inventory 440.1 433.5
  Current portion of natural gas transition costs 66.9 67.9
  Current portion of purchased capacity costs 76.2 51.3
  Unrealized gains on mark to market transactions (Note 8) 551.3 397.2
  Other (Note 8) 160.5 142.1
 
    Total current assets 3,685.2 3,146.0

Investments and Other Assets
  Investments in affiliates (Notes 9 and 15) 685.9 502.9
  Nuclear decommissioning trust funds (Notes 8 and 12) 471.1 362.6
  Pre-funded pension costs (Note 18) 337.5 360.6
  Goodwill, net (Notes 2, 3 and 7) 503.6 222.1
  Notes receivable 239.6 63.5
  Other 209.9 108.0
 
    Total investments and other assets 2,447.6 1,619.7

Property, Plant and Equipment (Notes 2, 6, 10, 11, 12 and 15)
  Cost 25,448.1 24,468.2
  Less accumulated depreciation and amortization 9,712.2 9,199.1
 
    Net property, plant and equipment 15,735.9 15,269.1

Regulatory Assets and Deferred Debits (Note 2)
  Purchased capacity costs (Note 6) 759.4 840.7
  Debt expense 253.1 244.0
  Regulatory asset related to income taxes 511.0 493.5
  Natural gas transition costs 193.7 250.0
  Environmental clean-up costs 103.6 153.2
  Other 339.3 350.0
 
    Total regulatory assets and deferred debits 2,160.1 2,331.4

        Total Assets $ 24,028.8 $ 22,366.2

 
 
 
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Current Liabilities
  Accounts payable $ 1,358.7 $ 1,286.5
  Notes payable and commercial paper (Notes 8 and 11) 169.5 459.7
  Taxes accrued (Note 2) 124.8 74.8
  Interest accrued 111.2 124.3
  Current portion of natural gas transition liabilities (Note 2) 35.0 84.4
  Current portion of environmental clean-up liabilities (Notes 2 and 15) 26.4 32.4
  Current maturities of long-term debt (Note 11) 77.3 350.6
  Unrealized losses on mark to market transactions (Notes 2 and 8) 537.8 388.5
  Other (Note 2) 834.5 508.3
 
    Total current liabilities 3,275.2 3,309.5
 
Long-term Debt (Notes 8 and 11) 6,530.0 5,485.1

Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities (Note 2)
  Deferred income taxes (Note 7) 3,706.5 3,568.5
  Investment tax credit (Note 7) 238.9 250.1
  Nuclear decommissioning costs externally funded (Notes 8 and 12) 471.1 362.6
  Natural gas transition liabilities 78.4 121.9
  Environmental clean-up liabilities (Note 15) 157.6 188.9
  Other 1,035.1 971.0
 
    Total deferred credits and other liabilities 5,687.6 5,463.0

Minority Interests (Note 3) 168.3 83.4

Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests
   in Corporation’s Subordinated Notes (Notes 8 and 13) 339.0 -- 

Preferred and Preference Stock (Notes 8 and 14)
  Preferred and preference stock with sinking fund requirements 149.0 234.0
  Preferred and preference stock without sinking fund requirements 340.0 450.0
 
    Total preferred and preference stock 489.0 684.0

Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 6, 12 and 15)

Common Stockholders’ Equity (Notes 16 and 17)
  Common stock, no par, 500 million shares authorized; 359.8 million and
    359.4 million shares outstanding at December 31, 1997 and 1996, respectively 4,283.7 4,289.3
  Retained earnings 3,256.0 3,051.9
 
    Total common stockholders’ equity 7,539.7 7,341.2

        Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity $ 24,028.8 $ 22,366.2

See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements