Agreement hides largest costs to North Carolinians and rebates upfront expenses to the tech billionaires Last week, Duke Energy gained deceptive headlines and gushing praise after claiming its recent deal with tech oligarchs would protect other customers from the costs of providing power to controversial new A.I. data centers. In …
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Statewide Pressure on Governor for 2-Year Freeze on Data Centers — NC WARN News Release
NC WARN today launched a statewide petition drive calling on Gov. Josh Stein to use his authority and political power to implement a 2-year moratorium on data centers. This move reflects the accelerating public backlash against the surge of A.I. data centers now notorious for air, water and noise pollution. …
NC WARN Files Public Right-to-Know Demand Over AI Data Centers — NC WARN News Release
Commerce Department and Governor’s Office must disclose state activities and dollars used to recruit community-harming corporations; media outlets invited to join Today NC WARN’s attorney filed a public records request with both the Department of Commerce and the Governor’s Office demanding the release of all records relating to state personnel …
Flagrant Foul Called Against Polluters and State Officials Pushing Secretive Data Centers, Pipelines – and Power Plants — NC WARN News Release
NC Governor Stein must stop the backroom scheming and lead a moratorium on data centers NC WARN is calling a flagrant foul against corporate polluters – and state officials – for their use of persistent secrecy and deception in the targeting of communities across North Carolina for noxious data centers …
North Carolina Falls Behind as World Advances in Solar, Renewables — NC WARN News Release
Duke Energy is leading NC in the wrong direction of dirty, expensive power Durham, N.C. – While the rest of the world makes promising advancements in solar, wind, and battery storage technologies, North Carolina remains a climate laggard instead of a climate leader. Duke Energy’s massive planned expansion of fracked …
Nuclear Plants Could Fail During Heat and Drought — Statement from Executive Director Jim Warren
Statement from Executive Director Jim Warren — Don’t be surprised if Duke Energy soon reduces power generation from its nuclear fleet in the Carolinas as record-breaking drought and heatwaves continue across the region. It’s happened in Europe. It happened in the US South a few years ago. Each of Duke’s …
Data Center Scandal Grows; NC Governor Must Ban Duke Energy Monopoly from “24/7” Recruiting Used to Justify $63 Billion Expansion — NC WARN News Release
State regulator’s expert calls for data center moratorium after Duke execs’ testimony indicates no other reason for massive buildout of gas-fired and nuclear power plants Watchdog NC WARN today called on Gov. Josh Stein to lead efforts to ban a state-sanctioned monopoly from aggressively recruiting hotly contested data centers – …
Scandal at Duke Energy Hearing Kills the Case for $63 Billion Fossil Fuel and Nuclear Expansion — NC WARN News Release
Duke CEO admits “24/7” recruiting of data centers; regulator decries corporate focus on profits over public, calls for pause on new data centers Statement by Executive Director Jim Warren: Durham, N.C. – In a regulatory hearing this week, Duke Energy’s top executives admitted that they recruit the very data centers …
Clean Energy Expert Shows Quick, Inexpensive Path to Phase Out Fossil Fuels in North Carolina — NC WARN News Release
At regulatory hearing, lawyer and expert discredit Duke Energy’s “blind faith” claims of huge upcoming growth and new climate-wrecking power plants A prominent clean energy expert has provided written testimony in a regulatory proceeding that challenges Duke Energy’s plans for a massive buildout of failure-prone nuclear plants and climate-wrecking fracked …
Letter: World Court Requires Governor’s Urgent Action vs Duke Energy as Wars Accelerate a Global Shift Away from Fossil Fuels
The short letter below was sent to Governor Josh Stein and Attorney General Jeff Jackson this morning. June 10, 2026 Honorable Josh Stein Governor of North Carolina Cc: Attorney General Jeff Jackson Subject: World Court Requires Your Urgent Action vs Duke Energy as Wars Accelerate a Global Shift Away from …