NC AG Jackson requests new Duke rate class for data centers

North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson requested a new Duke Energy rate class specifically for data centers. The proposal aims to prevent these facilities from shifting energy costs to residential customers. This move seeks to protect homeowners from potential utility price increases.
Jackson argued the separate class would prevent data centers from shifting energy costs to residential consumers.
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