Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements
For the Years Ended December 31, 1998, 1997 and 1996
10. Debt and Credit Facilities

December 31,
(In millions) Year Due 1998 1997
Duke Energy a
First and refunding mortgage bonds:
   5.76% - 8% 1999 $ 425 $ 425
   7% 2000 200 200
   5 7/8% - 7.41% 2001-2004 500 600
   6 3/8% - 7% 2005-2008 125 325
   6 3/4% - 8.30% 2023-2025 678 878
   7% - 8.95% 2027-2033 165 165
   Mortgage bonds matured during 1998 --  50
Pollution control bonds, 3.85% - 7.75% 2012-2017 172 172
Notes:
   6.9% - 9.21% 2011-2016 65 -- 
   6% 2028 300 -- 
Commercial paper, 5.28% and 5.9% weighted-average rate at
   December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively 1,200 800
Other Debt 23 26
   
Duke Capital Corporation
Senior Notes:
6 1/4% 2005 250 -- 
6 3/4% 2018 150 -- 
Commercial paper, 5.73% and 6.03% weighted-average rate at
   December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively 500 800
Other Debt 24 -- 
   
PanEnergy
Bonds:
   7 3/4% 2022 328 328
   8 5/8% Debentures 2025 100 100
Notes:
   9.55% - 9.9%, maturing serially 1998-2003 59 73
   7% - 8 5/8% 1999-2006 450 450
   
TETCO
Notes:
   8% - 10 3/8% 2000-2004 500 500
   Medium term, Series A, 7.64 - 9.07% 1999-2012 100 100
   
Algonquin Gas Transmission Company
9.13% Notes 2003 100 100
   
Panhandle Eastern Pipe Line Company (PEPL)
7 7/8% Note 2004 100 100
7.2% - 7.95% Debentures 2023-2024 200 200
   
Cresent Resources, Inc. b
Construction and mortgage loans,
   5.21% - 7.10% 1998-2011 69 117
Revolving credit facilities, 5.98% and
   6.30% weighted-average rate at
   December 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively 2001 100 77
   
Global Asset Development
5.2% - 18% Notes 1999-2004 111 -- 
   
Other debt of subsidiaries 13 67
Unamortized debt discount and premium, net (48 ) (46 )
Total long-term debt 6,959 6,607
Current maturities of long-term debt (687 ) (77 )
Total long-term portion $ 6,272 $ 6,530
a Substantially all of Duke Energy's electric plant was mortgaged.
b Substantial amounts of Crescent Resources' real estate development projects, land and buildings were pledged as collateral.

The annual maturities of consolidated long-term debt at December 31, 1998 were $687 million, $413 million, $388 million, $133 million and $526 million for 1999 through 2003, respectively. Such payments exclude $1,853 million of long-term debt that matures after 2003 which have call options whereby Duke Energy has the option to repay the debt early. Based on the years in which Duke Energy may first exercise their redemption options, $820 million could potentially be repaid in 1999, $178 million in 2000, $328 million in 2002, $427 million in 2003 and $100 million thereafter.

Credit Facilities
December 31,
1998 1997
(In millions) Credit
Facilities

Outstanding
Credit
Facilities

Outstanding
Annually renewable facilities $ --  $ --  $ 54 $ 16
364-day facilities a 600 --  300 -- 
Two-year revolving facilitiesb --  --  40 -- 
Four-year revolving facilities 125 100 125 77
Five-year revolving facilities a 2,200 --  2,200 -- 
   Total Consolidated $ 2,925 $ 100 $ 2,719 $ 93
a Supported commercial paper facilities.
b Supported pollution control bonds.

 
 
Notes Payable and Commercial Paper
December 31,
(In millions) 1998 1997
Credit facilities outstanding $ 100 $ 93
Note payable 4 4
Commercial paper outstanding 1,905 1,750
  2,009 1,847
Less portion classified as long-term
   Credit facilities (100 ) (77 )
   Commercial paper (1,700 ) (1,600 )
Portion classified as short-term $ 209 $ 170

The weighted average interest rate on outstanding short-term notes payable and commercial paper at December 31, 1998 and 1997 was 5.23% and 6.04%, respectively.