{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"97132","rtpr_id":"nPn7NqYmFa","ticker":"DUK","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["DUK"],"title":"Duke Energy: Data center growth will deliver billions of dollars in customer savings","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-07-23T19:00:00.613Z","article_body":"Duke Energy: Data center growth will deliver billions of dollars in customer savings\n\nPR Newswire\n\nCHARLOTTE, N.C., July 23, 2026\n\n * With the Customer Protection Plus framework, Duke Energy is committed to\nresponsibly managing growth while maintaining reliability and creating\ncustomer benefits\nCHARLOTTE, N.C., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy customers will\nbenefit from billions of dollars in long-term bill relief as data centers\nbegin operations.\n\n\"Data centers will provide billions of dollars in customer benefits,\" said\nHarry Sideris, president and CEO of Duke Energy. \"Duke Energy remains\nlaser-focused on ensuring data centers not only pay their fair share but also\nyield savings for our existing customers.\"\n\nWorking with customers, regulators and other stakeholders, Duke Energy will\nensure growth in energy demand creates lasting value for everyone. New\nrevenues from growth support ongoing investments that improve the grid and\nexpand energy resources.\n\nHow Duke Energy creates customer value from data center growth\nDuke Energy's Customer Protection Plus framework guides how the company\nevaluates, plans for and manages data center growth. It's built on three\npriorities:\n\n * Preserve Reliability: Before new data center customers connect to the electric\nsystem, Duke Energy conducts engineering studies to ensure the grid can safely\nserve them while maintaining reliable service and power quality for existing\ncustomers.\n * Power Responsible Growth: Large customers like data centers sign long-term\nagreements designed to protect existing customers and deliver customer\nsavings.\n\nAgreements can include customer-funded connection costs, long-term\ncommitments, upfront financial security, termination charges and temporary\ncurtailment provisions for limited, targeted grid events. Together, these\nprovisions provide greater certainty, support long-term planning and help\nensure growth creates value for customers.\n * Produce Shared Value: When revenues from new large-load customers exceed the\ncost of serving them, those projects will create customer benefits while\nsupporting investments that strengthen the grid, expand energy resources and\nsupport long-term economic growth across communities.\nLearn more about the Customer Protection Plus framework and Duke Energy's\napproach for data centers at duke-energy.com/DataCenters\n(https://www.duke-energy.com/DataCenters) .\n\nWhat they're saying\n\"We've always put customers first, and these agreements are designed to do\nexactly that. Through long-term commitments, financial protections and careful\nplanning, we're working to ensure growth supports reliability and creates\nlasting value for customers.\"\n-Harry Sideris, president and CEO, Duke Energy\n\n\"A lot of the discussion around data centers focuses on how much energy they\nuse. We're equally focused on what that growth can mean for all customers.\nWe're committed to an ongoing, collaborative and transparent partnership with\nour customers, regulators and other stakeholders to ensure projects create\nmeaningful customer benefits, all while ensuring the energy system is prepared\nfor future growth.\"\n-Sasha Weintraub, EVP and chief customer officer, Duke Energy\n\nDuke Energy\nDuke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte,\nN.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. The company's\nelectric utilities serve 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South\nCarolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,700\nmegawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million\ncustomers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.\n\nDuke Energy is executing an energy modernization strategy, keeping customer\nvalue at the forefront as it invests in electric grid upgrades and efficient\ngeneration resources to strengthen the system and serve growing energy needs.\n\nMore information is available at duke-energy.com\n(http://www.duke-energy.com/) . Follow Duke Energy on X\n(https://x.com/dukeenergy) , LinkedIn\n(https://www.linkedin.com/company/duke-energy-corporation) , Instagram\n(https://www.instagram.com/duke_energy)  and Facebook\n(https://www.facebook.com/dukeenergy)  for stories about the people and\ninnovations powering its communities.\n\n24-Hour: 800.559.3853\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/duke-energy-data-center-growth-will-deliver-billions-of-dollars-in-customer-savings-302833605.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/duke-energy-data-center-growth-will-deliver-billions-of-dollars-in-customer-savings-302833605.html)\n\nSOURCE Duke Energy\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS243565/DUKE-ENERGY-NEW-LOGO.jpg?id=OA2785384\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPn7NqYmFa","title":"Duke Energy: Data center growth will deliver billions of dollars in customer savings","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"DUK","created":"2026-07-23T19:00:00.613Z","tickers":["DUK"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Duke Energy: Data center growth will deliver billions of dollars in customer savings\n\nPR Newswire\n\nCHARLOTTE, N.C., July 23, 2026\n\n * With the Customer Protection Plus framework, Duke Energy is committed to\nresponsibly managing growth while maintaining reliability and creating\ncustomer benefits\nCHARLOTTE, N.C., July 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Duke Energy customers will\nbenefit from billions of dollars in long-term bill relief as data centers\nbegin operations.\n\n\"Data centers will provide billions of dollars in customer benefits,\" said\nHarry Sideris, president and CEO of Duke Energy. \"Duke Energy remains\nlaser-focused on ensuring data centers not only pay their fair share but also\nyield savings for our existing customers.\"\n\nWorking with customers, regulators and other stakeholders, Duke Energy will\nensure growth in energy demand creates lasting value for everyone. New\nrevenues from growth support ongoing investments that improve the grid and\nexpand energy resources.\n\nHow Duke Energy creates customer value from data center growth\nDuke Energy's Customer Protection Plus framework guides how the company\nevaluates, plans for and manages data center growth. It's built on three\npriorities:\n\n * Preserve Reliability: Before new data center customers connect to the electric\nsystem, Duke Energy conducts engineering studies to ensure the grid can safely\nserve them while maintaining reliable service and power quality for existing\ncustomers.\n * Power Responsible Growth: Large customers like data centers sign long-term\nagreements designed to protect existing customers and deliver customer\nsavings.\n\nAgreements can include customer-funded connection costs, long-term\ncommitments, upfront financial security, termination charges and temporary\ncurtailment provisions for limited, targeted grid events. Together, these\nprovisions provide greater certainty, support long-term planning and help\nensure growth creates value for customers.\n * Produce Shared Value: When revenues from new large-load customers exceed the\ncost of serving them, those projects will create customer benefits while\nsupporting investments that strengthen the grid, expand energy resources and\nsupport long-term economic growth across communities.\nLearn more about the Customer Protection Plus framework and Duke Energy's\napproach for data centers at duke-energy.com/DataCenters\n(https://www.duke-energy.com/DataCenters) .\n\nWhat they're saying\n\"We've always put customers first, and these agreements are designed to do\nexactly that. Through long-term commitments, financial protections and careful\nplanning, we're working to ensure growth supports reliability and creates\nlasting value for customers.\"\n-Harry Sideris, president and CEO, Duke Energy\n\n\"A lot of the discussion around data centers focuses on how much energy they\nuse. We're equally focused on what that growth can mean for all customers.\nWe're committed to an ongoing, collaborative and transparent partnership with\nour customers, regulators and other stakeholders to ensure projects create\nmeaningful customer benefits, all while ensuring the energy system is prepared\nfor future growth.\"\n-Sasha Weintraub, EVP and chief customer officer, Duke Energy\n\nDuke Energy\nDuke Energy (NYSE: DUK), a Fortune 150 company headquartered in Charlotte,\nN.C., is one of America's largest energy holding companies. The company's\nelectric utilities serve 8.7 million customers in North Carolina, South\nCarolina, Florida, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky, and collectively own 55,700\nmegawatts of energy capacity. Its natural gas utilities serve 1.6 million\ncustomers in North Carolina, South Carolina, Ohio and Kentucky.\n\nDuke Energy is executing an energy modernization strategy, keeping customer\nvalue at the forefront as it invests in electric grid upgrades and efficient\ngeneration resources to strengthen the system and serve growing energy needs.\n\nMore information is available at duke-energy.com\n(http://www.duke-energy.com/) . Follow Duke Energy on X\n(https://x.com/dukeenergy) , LinkedIn\n(https://www.linkedin.com/company/duke-energy-corporation) , Instagram\n(https://www.instagram.com/duke_energy)  and Facebook\n(https://www.facebook.com/dukeenergy)  for stories about the people and\ninnovations powering its communities.\n\n24-Hour: 800.559.3853\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/duke-energy-data-center-growth-will-deliver-billions-of-dollars-in-customer-savings-302833605.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/duke-energy-data-center-growth-will-deliver-billions-of-dollars-in-customer-savings-302833605.html)\n\nSOURCE Duke Energy\n\n\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mmx.prnewswire.com/media/MS243565/DUKE-ENERGY-NEW-LOGO.jpg?id=OA2785384\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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