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Duke Sees Data-Center Growth Even Amid Backlash Across the US

Bloomberg Technology Thursday 05 November 2026, 18:25 UTC By Julia Amann 1 min read
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Duke Sees Data-Center Growth Even Amid Backlash Across the US Duke Energy Corp. is forecasting a data-center boom in regions it serves even amid the backlash that threatens the growth of the AI facilities elsewhere in the country. “I don’t expect slowing in our territories,” Brian Savoy, chief financial officer of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke, said in an interview Thursday.

Duke Sees Data-Center Growth Even Amid Backlash Across the US Duke Energy Corp. is forecasting a data-center boom in regions it serves even amid the backlash that threatens the growth of the AI facilities elsewhere in the country. “I don’t expect slowing in our territories,” Brian Savoy, chief financial officer of Charlotte, North Carolina-based Duke, said in an interview Thursday. “Data centers in our territories have not had a significant negative reaction.”
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