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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Duke Energy Corporations Registration Statement Nos. 333-170899, 333-169633, and 333-157405 on Form S-3 and Registration Statement Nos. 333-168502, 333-168500, 333-134080, 333-141023 (including Post-effective Amendment No. 1 thereto), and 333-132933 (including Post-effective Amendments Nos. 1 and 2 thereto) on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 28, 2011, relating to the consolidated financial statements and consolidated financial statement schedule of Progress Energy, Inc. and subsidiaries (Progress Energy), and the effectiveness of Progress Energys internal control over financial reporting, appearing in the Current Report on Form 8-K of Duke Energy Corporation dated April 1, 2011.
/s/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Raleigh, North Carolina
April 1, 2011