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Weather Impact on Demand

Duke Energy CORP · 2026-10-01 · Importance 17 · Surprise 24

Duke Energy’s grid in the Carolinas approached peak demand during unusually hot late-September weather. The company asked customers to reduce electricity usage, indicating tight short-term demand conditions across the regulated Carolina service territory. The report also links longer-term load growth to data-center demand, although it does not quantify incremental capacity requirements.