When Duke Energy Carolinas (DEC) initially submitted its 2025–2026 general rate case, customers faced the prospect of an 18% rate hike — a crushing burden at a time when North Carolina families are already struggling with high costs of living. As an intervenor in the proceeding before the North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC), Environmental Defense ... The post The Duke Energy settlement is just the beginning for North Carolina’s data center energy policy appeared first on Climate 411 .

The Duke Energy settlement is just the beginning for North Carolina’s data center energy policy
Will Scott

