Financial Statements
Consolidated Balance Sheets - Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity

Duke Energy Corporation
December 31,
(In millions) 1998 1997
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS' EQUITY
Current Liabilities
   Accounts payable $ 1,754 $ 1,670
   Notes payable and commercial paper (Notes 7 and 10) 209 170
   Taxes accrued (Note 1) 119 125
   Interest accrued 109 111
   Current maturities of long-term and preferred stock (Notes 10 and 13) 707 77
   Unrealized losses on mark to market transactions (Note 1 and 7) 1,387 538
   Other (Notes 1 and 14) 642 584
 
      Total current liabilities 4,927 3,275
Long-term Debt (Notes 7 and 10) 6,272 6,530
Deferred Credits and Other Liabilities (Note 1)
   Deferred income taxes (Note 6) 3,733 3,707
   Investment tax credit (Note 6) 242 257
   Nuclear decommissioning costs externally funded (Notes 7 and 11) 580 471
   Natural gas transition liabilities (Note 4) 4 78
   Environment clean-up liabilities (Note 14) 148 158
   Unrealized losses on mark to market transactions (Note 7) 362 50
   Other 903 967
 
      Total deferred credits and other liabilities 5,972 5,688
Minority Interests (Note 2) 253 168
Guaranteed Preferred Beneficial Interests in Subordinated
   Notes of Duke Energy Corporation or Subsidiaries (Notes 7 and 12) 919 339
Preferred and Preference Stock (Notes 7 and 13)
   Preferred and preference stock with sinking fund requirements 104 149
   Preferred and preference stock without sinking fund requirements 209 340
 
      Total preferred and preference stock 313 489
Commitments and Contingencies (Notes 5, 11 and 14)
Common Stockholders' Equity (Notes 15 and 16)
   Common stock, no par, 500 million shares authorized; 363.0 million and
      359.8 million share outstanding at December 31, 1998 and 1997,
      respectively 4,449 4,284
   Retained earnings 3,701 3,256
 
      Total common stockholders' equity 8,150 7,540
   Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity $ 26,806 $ 24,029
See Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements