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Duke Energy announced major grid spending to add data center load capacity as utilities race to upgrade transmission for AI.

Tier-1 US utilities are capex-committing to AI load; grid infrastructure becomes the binding constraint on US data center deployment 2026-2028.
Trade pressSlicast · August 8, 2026 · US · Source: Google News
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Duke Energy announced major grid spending to add data center load capacity as utilities race to upgrade transmission for AI.

Tier-1 US utilities are capex-committing to AI load; grid infrastructure becomes the binding constraint on US data center deployment 2026-2028.

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