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Josh Stein: “Data centers suck up an incredible amount of energy.”

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Gov. Josh Stein Highlights New Economic Achievements Across North Carolina

Published December 3, 2025 | Video Starts at 40:31

It is an issue another council I have recently formed as the Council on Energy Policy. And that is specifically one of the topics that they're looking at. The Data centers suck up an incredible amount of energy. And energy costs are too high as they are, they're rising. Duke Energy has just asked for a double digit rate increase at the utilities Commission, something that I hope is severely scrutinized and shrunk because it's too expensive as it is electricity. (40:31–40:36)

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