CHARLOTTE, North Carolina, Oct. 8 -- Duke Energy issued the following news release: * * * Duke Energy protects customers from data center costs October 7, 2026 * Agreement with North Carolina Public Staff, Amazon, Google, Meta, Microsoft and others enhances existing protections to further insulate customers from data center costs while delivering billions in long-term benefits - CHARLOTTE, N.C. - Duke Energy and stakeholders have reached an agreement that further protects existing customer  more