Press Mention Port City Daily February 22, 2025
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North Carolina study finds surging AI industry could be powered without new gas infrastructure
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A Duke University study challenges Duke Energy's justification for multi-billion dollar investments in new gas plants and pipelines, arguing that North Carolina's surging AI industry and data center demand could be met without expansive new fossil fuel infrastructure. The article suggests that ratepayer bills may spike unnecessarily if the utility proceeds with its planned gas expansion.
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North Carolina study finds surging AI industry could be powered without new gas infrastructure
By Peter Castagno
February 23, 2025
NORTH CAROLINA — The state's monopoly utility cites surging demand from data centers in North Carolina as a top reason for its multi-billion investment in new gas plants and pipelines projected to spike ratepayer bills in coming years. But a new Duke University study casts doubt on the need for expansive new infrastructure to fuel the AI-boom.