Duke Energy maintained its $103 billion spending plan; its 15.4-GW large-load pipeline remains virtually unchanged since first-quarter 2026.

Duke’s reported position is continuity in its growth program. Utility Dive said the company would maintain its data-center-fueled growth focus following the election. Its spending plan remains $103 billion.

The large-load pipeline is stable rather than newly expanded. The article description states that the 15.4-gigawatt pipeline has remained virtually unchanged since the first quarter of 2026. This is a prospective electricity-load pipeline, not a disclosure of 15.4 GW of operating data centers or installed generation.

New natural-gas generation is a major focus of the spending plan. Utility Dive explicitly describes the program as heavily concentrated on that category. The supplied excerpt does not provide individual customer commitments, project-level budgets, commissioning dates, or the portion of the pipeline already receiving service.