LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
(ATTORNEY-IN-FACT TO
EXECUTE SEC FORMS 3, 4 & 5 FILINGS)

KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS:
      THAT	the undersigned individual, as an Officer of Energy Transfer Partners, L.L.C., the
general partner of Energy Transfer Partners GP, L.P., the general partner of Energy Transfer
Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, is required pursuant to the provisions of Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") to make certain reports to the Securities
and Exchange Commission, including the filing of a Form ID, and reports on Form 3 - Initial
Statement of Beneficial Ownership, Form 4 - Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership,
and Form 5 - Annual Statements of Changes in Beneficial Ownership, or any successor
reporting forms, and does hereby make, constitute and appoint Thomas P. Mason, William J.
Healy, and/or Peggy J. Harrison, all of whom may act individually, as his true and lawful
attorney, for him, and in his name, place and stead, to sign on his behalf, such Form ID, Form 3,
Form 4 or Form 5  reports, giving and granting to said attorney full power and authority to do
and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary and proper to be done in
the premises, as fully, to all intents and purposes, as he might or could do, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that his attorney shall lawfully do or cause to be done, by virtue hereof.
      The power of attorney granted herein shall expire on the earlier of the date on which the
undersigned individual ceases to be subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16 of the
Act or until revoked.
      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has subscribed his name hereto this 11th day
of March, 2013.
						/s/ David K. Skidmore
						David K. Skidmore


STATE OF TEXAS		)
				) ss.
COUNTY OF DALLAS	)

	Before me, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said County and State, on this 11th
day of March, 2013, personally appeared David K. Skidmore, to me known to be the identical
person who subscribed his name to the foregoing Limited Power of Attorney, and he acknowledged
to me that he executed the same as his free and voluntary act and deed, and as the free and voluntary
act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein set forth.

	Given under my hand and seal of office the day and year last above written.


						/s/ Jan Tidwell
[SEAL]					Notary Public



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