New power plant construction to power data centers could raise your electricity rates. The NC Utilities Commission is holding a hearing on whether Duke Energy can increase rates (by 18% on average).

Duke & Piedmont Electric are partners on the 2nd gas plant being built on Hyco Lake. It was only added AFTER big industrial customers, including Microsoft, asked to connect to the electrical grid. We’re being charged for it, but it wasn’t necessary to serve us… why are we paying for this again?