North Carolina Regulators Deny Duke Energy Gas Turbine Request over ‘Staggering’ Cost, Uncertain Need

North Carolina regulators deny Duke Energy gas turbine request over ‘staggering’ cost, uncertain need

The order called out Duke’s commitment to the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge, saying it had not established the specific extent to which the proposed facility is intended to serve data centers.

Republican Regulators Block Duke Energy Gas Plant Tied To Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) Data Center, Citing Trump Ratepayer Pledge

Republican regulators in North Carolina have rejected a natural gas project intended to power a $10 billion Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) data center campus near Charlotte. The GOP-controlled North Carolina Utilities Commission turned down a half-billion-dollar gas plant proposal submitted by Duke Energy, the state’s largest utility. The facility was designed to primarily serve a 21-building […]

Duke Energy wants to build a new gas plant. Regulators said not so…

North Carolina regulators on Friday rejected a bid from Duke Energy to build a gas power plant — a rare denial from a panel that frequently defers to the state’s predominant utility. Duke first proposed the 255-megawatt facility in Richmond County last fall. Designed to produce electricity when the grid is strained,…

Duke's $584M NC Gas Peaker Denied Over Data Center Cost Worries - Marcellus Drilling News

Here’s one you don’t see every day. The North Carolina Utilities Commission (NCUC) has said “no” to a Duke Energy gas-fired power plant. On Sept. 18, the commission voted 3-1 to deny Duke Energy Progress a certificate of public convenience and necessity (CPCN, the state’s permission slip to build) for a 255-megawatt (MW) gas-fired “peaker”...