Duke Energy Ohio 10-Q 2006 Q3 Quarterly report

EXHIBIT 32.a

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc. on Form 10-Q for the period ending September 30, 2006 as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, James, L. Turner, Chief Executive Officer of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc., certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, to the best of my knowledge and belief, that:

(1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and result of operations of Duke Energy Ohio, Inc.

/s/    JAMES L. TURNER        

James L. Turner
Chief Executive Officer
November 17, 2006