SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HAUSER DAVID L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

526 SOUTH CHURCH STREET

(Street)

CHARLOTTE

282021802

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Duke Power CO LLC [ DUK ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Group VP and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/03/2006

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D		210	D	$0	0	D
Common Stock	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D		192	D	$0	0	I	By Spouse
Common Stock	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D		24,399	D	$0	0	I	By Trustee under Retirement Savings Plan
Common Stock	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D		13,917	D	$0	0	I	By Trustee, Executive Savings Plan II

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
LTIP Phantom Stock 2001 Grant	⁽²⁾	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			565	⁽³⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	565	$0	0	D
LTIP Phantom Stock 2004 Grant	⁽²⁾	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			12,636	⁽⁵⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	12,636	$0	0	D
LTIP Phantom Stock Grant Feb 2005	⁽²⁾	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			18,968	⁽⁶⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	18,968	$0	0	D
Performance Shares	⁽²⁾	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			12,000	⁽⁷⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	12,000	$0	0	D
Phantom Stock	⁽²⁾	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			30,920	⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	30,920	$0	0	D
Phantom Stock (Performance Vested)	⁽²⁾	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			431	08/08/1988⁽⁸⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	0	$0	0	D
Phantom Stock II	⁽²⁾	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			1,920	⁽⁹⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	1,920	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$27.63	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			18,600	⁽¹⁰⁾	02/17/2008	Common Stock	18,600	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$29.66	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			31,800	⁽¹¹⁾	02/17/2009	Common Stock	31,800	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$24.88	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			37,800	⁽¹²⁾	12/20/2009	Common Stock	37,800	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$42.81	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			31,200	⁽¹³⁾	12/20/2010	Common Stock	31,200	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$37.68	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			32,500	⁽¹⁴⁾	12/19/2011	Common Stock	32,500	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.33	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			4,700	01/17/2002	01/17/2012	Common Stock	4,700	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$17.1	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			5,400	01/28/2003	01/28/2013	Common Stock	5,400	$0	0	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$13.77	04/03/2006⁽¹⁾		D			34,200	⁽¹⁵⁾	02/25/2013	Common Stock	34,200	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. On April 3, 2006, Duke Energy Corporation, now known as Duke Power Company, LLC (Issuer), merged into a wholly-owned subsidiary of Duke Energy Holding Corp., now known as Duke Energy Corporation (Successor). In connection with the merger, each share of Issuer's common stock was converted into the right to receive one share of Successor's common stock.

2. Converts to Common Stock on a 1-for-1 basis.

3. The phantom stock vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on December 19, 2002.

4. Expiration date not applicable.

5. The phantom stock vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning on February 24, 2005.

6. The phantom stock vests in 5 equal annual installments beginning on February 28, 2006.

7. The award vests upon the seventh anniversary of the transaction date but may vest earlier upon achievement of certain increases in total shareholder return.

8. Paid in cash upon termination of employment or occurrence of other events as specified in the Executive Savings Plan I.

9. Paid in cash upon the termination of employment or occurrence of other events as specified in the Executive Savings Plan II, subject to holding periods required by law.

10. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 1999.

11. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on February 17, 2000.

12. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on December 20, 2000.

13. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on December 20, 2001.

14. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on December 19, 2002.

15. The option vests in 4 equal annual installments beginning on February 25, 2004.

Remarks:

	By: Judy Z. Mayo, as Attorney-in-Fact for	04/05/2006
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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