North Carolina Regulators Reject Duke Energy Gas Power Plant

North Carolina Regulators Reject Duke Energy Gas Power Plant

Natural gas output in the United States is expected to reach record highs in 2026 and 2027, as the country ramps up production and seeks to fill the gap created by restrictions on energy trade through the Strait of Hormuz. However, as the U.S. doubles down on its gas ambitions, a judge has ruled that a North Carolina gas power plant should not proceed. Both the supply and demand of U.S. natural gas are expected to rise to record highs this year …

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,…

North Carolina’s Republican-controlled Utilities Commission has drawn a rare line in the sand. - Energy News Beat

September 18, 2026, the North Carolina Utilities Commission denied Duke Energy Progress a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for a new natural-gas simple-cycle combustion turbine at the Sherwood H. Smith Jr. Energy Complex in Richmond County. The denial is without prejudice, meaning Duke can refile. The message, however, is clear: data-center load forecasts and voluntary pledges are not enough if the utility cannot show, on this rec…

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”...