<TABLE> <S> <C>
<ARTICLE> UT
<LEGEND>
THIS SCHEDULE CONTAINS SUMMARY FINANCIAL INFORMATION EXTRACTED FROM THE
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME AND COMPREHENSIVE INCOME, CONSOLIDATED
STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS, AND CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS AS OF AND FOR YEAR TO
DATE 09/30/00 AND IS QUALIFIED IN ITS ENTIRETY BY REFERENCE TO SUCH FINANCIAL
STATEMENTS
</LEGEND>
<CIK> 0000030371
<NAME> DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
<MULTIPLIER> 1000
<S> <C>
<PERIOD-TYPE> 9-MOS
<FISCAL-YEAR-END> DEC-31-2000
<PERIOD-START> JAN-01-2000
<PERIOD-END> SEP-30-2000
<BOOK-VALUE> PER-BOOK
<TOTAL-NET-UTILITY-PLANT> 9,726,000
<OTHER-PROPERTY-AND-INVEST> 22,619,000
<TOTAL-CURRENT-ASSETS> 16,042,000
<TOTAL-DEFERRED-CHARGES> 1,434,000
<OTHER-ASSETS> 0
<TOTAL-ASSETS> 49,821,000
<COMMON> 4,718,000
<CAPITAL-SURPLUS-PAID-IN> 0
<RETAINED-EARNINGS> 5,283,000
<TOTAL-COMMON-STOCKHOLDERS-EQ> 9,939,000
51,000
209,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-NET> 10,577,000
<SHORT-TERM-NOTES> 24,000
<LONG-TERM-NOTES-PAYABLE> 0
<COMMERCIAL-PAPER-OBLIGATIONS> 1,465,000
<LONG-TERM-DEBT-CURRENT-PORT> 600,000
33,000
<CAPITAL-LEASE-OBLIGATIONS> 117,000
<LEASES-CURRENT> 10,000
<OTHER-ITEMS-CAPITAL-AND-LIAB> 26,923,000
<TOT-CAPITALIZATION-AND-LIAB> 49,821,000
<GROSS-OPERATING-REVENUE> 33,907,000
<INCOME-TAX-EXPENSE> 939,000
<OTHER-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 308,000,000
<TOTAL-OPERATING-EXPENSES> 31,739,000
<OPERATING-INCOME-LOSS> 3,107,000
<OTHER-INCOME-NET> 145,000
<INCOME-BEFORE-INTEREST-EXPEN> 2,162,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-EXPENSE> 670,000
<NET-INCOME> 1,492,000
14,000
<EARNINGS-AVAILABLE-FOR-COMM> 1,478,000
<COMMON-STOCK-DIVIDENDS> 606,000
<TOTAL-INTEREST-ON-BONDS> 134,000
<CASH-FLOW-OPERATIONS> 1,887,000
<EPS-BASIC> 4.02<F1>
<EPS-DILUTED> 4.01
<FN>
<F1> REPRESENTS BASIC EARNINGS PER SHARE
</FN>
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