News
Duke Energy signs pledge to shield ratepayers from data center costs
Stein and Jackson urge regulators to hold Duke to its federal pledge and require enforceable protections for North Carolina ratepayers.
News
NextEra-Dominion merger raises questions for NC ratepayers
A $66.8 billion NextEra-Dominion merger would affect nearly 130,000 eastern NC electric customers.
Opinion
Affordable energy fosters economic growth
NC isn’t the only state where some localities are trying to slow or halt the construction of data centers. But the Institute for Energy Research says, “There is no statistically significant correlation between the number of data centers in a state and its current electricity prices.”
News
Stein data center tax plan draws attention from lawmakers
Lawmakers raise bipartisan concerns over Stein’s data center tax proposal, citing unclear data, economic risks, and questions about process and timing.
News
Bipartisan state, federal pressure on grid operators to lower costs
Trump admin and bipartisan governors, including NC Gov. Josh Stein, urge PJM to curb power prices as AI data center demand drives costs up.
