POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Robert T. Lucas III, Edward M. Marsh, Jr., Christine M.
Pallenik, and Judy Z. Mayo, signing singly, the undersigned's true and
lawful attorney-in-fact to:

1. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Forms 3, 4 and 5 in
accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934
(the "Act") and the rules and regulations thereunder;

2. execute for and on behalf of the undersigned Form 144 in accordance
with Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "1933 Act") and the rules
and regulations thereunder;

3. do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete the execution of any such
Forms 3, 4, 5 or 144 and the timely filing of such form with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, the New York Stock Exchange and any other authority;
and

4. take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in his discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary and proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers
herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as such attorney-in-fact
might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or
revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact,
or his substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue of this Power of Attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.
The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving
in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming any of
the responsibilities of the undersigned to comply with any provision or rule
of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the
undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, 5 and 144 with respect
to the undersigned's holdings of and transactions in securities issued by
Duke Energy Corporation, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

	IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney
to be executed as of this 3rd day of February, 2004.



						\s\ George Dean Johnson, Jr.