Exhibit 24.1

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION

Power of Attorney

Registration Statement on Form S-3

The undersigned Duke Energy Corporation, a Delaware corporation and certain of its officers and/or directors, do each hereby constitute and appoint Steven K. Young, Stephen G. De May, David S. Maltz and Robert T. Lucas III, and each of them, to act as attorneys-in-fact for and in the respective names, places and stead of the undersigned, to execute, seal, sign and file with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement or registration statements of said Duke Energy Corporation on Form S-3 and any and all amendments thereto, hereby granting to said attorneys-in-fact, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform all and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned, or any of them, might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and approving the acts of said attorneys-in-fact.

Executed as of the 22nd day of August, 2013.

 

DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:   /s/ Lynn J. Good         
Name:   Lynn J. Good
Title:   President and Chief Executive Officer

(Corporate Seal)

 

ATTEST:
/s/ Alison D. Ford         
Alison D. Ford
Assistant Corporate Secretary


SIGNATURE

  

TITLE

/s/ James E. Rogers

James E. Rogers

  

Director and Chairman

/s/ Lynn J. Good

Lynn J. Good

  

Director, Vice Chairman, President and

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

     

Steven K. Young

  

Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,

Chief Accounting Officers and Controller

(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)

/s/ William Barnet, III

William Barnet, III

  

Director

/s/ G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr.

G. Alex Bernhardt, Sr.

  

Director

/s/ Michael G. Browning

Michael G. Browning

  

Director

/s/ Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.

Harris E. DeLoach, Jr.

  

Director

/s/ Daniel R. DiMicco

Daniel R. DiMicco

  

Director

/s/ John H. Forsgren

John H. Forsgren

  

Director

/s/ Ann M. Gray

Ann M. Gray

  

Lead Director

/s/ James H. Hance, Jr.

James H. Hance, Jr.

  

Director

/s/ John T. Herron

John T. Herron

  

Director

/s/ James B. Hyler, Jr.

James B. Hyler, Jr.

  

Director

/s/ E. Marie McKee

E. Marie McKee

  

Director


/s/ E. James Reinsch

E. James Reinsch

  

Director

/s/ James T. Rhodes

James T. Rhodes

  

Director

/s/ Carlos A. Saladrigas

Carlos A. Saladrigas

  

Director

/s/ Philip R. Sharp

Philip R. Sharp

  

Director