North Carolina regulators denied Duke Energy’s gas-turbine request, citing costs, uncertain need, and insufficient clarity about intended data-center demand.

North Carolina regulators denied Duke Energy’s gas-turbine request, according to Utility Dive. The article identifies high cost—characterized as “staggering”—and uncertainty over need as central issues in the decision.

The order also questioned whether Duke had established the specific extent to which the proposed facility would serve data centers. This is a finding about the justification for the proposed generation facility, not evidence that all associated data-center projects have been canceled.

Regulators explicitly referenced Duke’s commitment to the White House Ratepayer Protection Pledge. The supplied excerpt does not state the plant’s proposed megawatt capacity, total cost, turbine count, or any conditions for a revised application.