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

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                                    FORM 8-K

                                 CURRENT REPORT
                         PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d)
                     OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) Not applicable

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                             DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        North Carolina                 1-4928              56-0205520

 (State or other jurisdiction     (Commission File        (IRS Employer
      of incorporation)                Number)         Identification No.)

               526 South Church Street
              Charlotte, North Carolina                    28201-1006
       (Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)


                                  (704) 594-6200
               (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


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                                 Not applicable
             (Former name or address, if changed since last report)

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Item 7.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         The registrant files this Form 8-K Current Report for the purpose of
filing the exhibits listed below. Exhibits 99(a) and 99(b) are expected to be
filed in identical form during March 2000, with the registrant's Form 10-K
Annual Report for the year ended December 31, 1999.

      (c)   Exhibits


            23(a) Independent Auditors' Consent

            99(a) Consolidated Financial Statements:

                     Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
                     for the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                     Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
                     December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                     Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999
                     and 1998

                     Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders' Equity
                     for the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                     Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

            99(b) Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
                  and Financial Condition





                                   SIGNATURES

            Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                    DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION



                                    By:
                                          Name:  David L. Hauser
                                          Title: Senior Vice President
                                                 and Treasurer


Dated:  March 3, 2000






                                  EXHIBIT INDEX


Exhibit No.                   Description
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            23(a) Independent Auditors' Consent

            99(a) Consolidated Financial Statements:

                      Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income
                      for the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                      Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Years Ended
                      December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                      Consolidated Balance Sheets as of December 31, 1999
                      and 1998

                      Consolidated Statements of Common Stockholders' Equity
                      for the Years Ended December 31, 1999, 1998 and 1997

                      Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

            99(b) Management's Discussion and Analysis of Results of Operations
                  and Financial Condition