NC Leaders Push Duke Energy to Make Data Center Pledge Binding

NC Leaders Push Duke Energy to Make Data Center Pledge Binding

News ClipState Affairs·NC·7/24/2026

North Carolina Governor Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson have urged Duke Energy to make its commitment to a federal data center energy pledge legally binding. This push aims to ensure accountability and enforceability regarding the energy consumption of data centers in the state.

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Gov: Gov. Josh Stein, Attorney General Jeff Jackson
Gov. Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson called on Duke Energy to make its commitment to a federal data center energy pledge ‘legally binding.’