UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

FORM 8-K

 

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934

 

 

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): May 14, 2009

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

001-32853

 

20-2777218

(State or Other Jurisdiction

of Incorporation)

 

(Commission

File Number)

 

(IRS Employer

Identification No.)

 

526 South Church Street, Charlotte, North Carolina  28202-1904

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.

 (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Ohio

 

001-1232

 

31-0240030

(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation)

 

(Commission
File Number)

 

(IRS Employer
Identification No.)

 

139 East Fourth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip code)

 

(704) 594-6200

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

 

o Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

o Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

o Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240. 13e-4(c))

 

 

 


 

Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

 

On May 14, 2009, Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. was notified that it was one of the successful bidders in the FirstEnergy Ohio Utilities Standard Service Offer auction to supply the retail generation needs of FirstEnergy Corp.’s Ohio operating companies from June 1, 2009 through May 31, 2011 at a final wholesale price of $61.50 per megawatt hour.  The auction results have been accepted by the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

 

 

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

Date: May 15, 2009

By:

/s/Marc E. Manly

 

Name:

Marc E. Manly

 

Title:

Group Executive, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

 

 

 

DUKE ENERGY OHIO, INC.

 

 

 

 

Date: May 15, 2009

By:

/s/Marc E. Manly

 

Name:

Marc E. Manly

 

Title:

Group Executive and Chief Legal Officer

 

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