What Duke Energy makes for data centers
public · HQ United States
Duke Energy is a publicly listed company and based in United States. It appears on 2 parts of the AI data center — Nuclear: existing fleet PPAs & restarts and Utilities, IPPs & power providers signing data-center deals — in the role of utility. Those parts sit in Layer 8 — Power generation & energy supply. Its shares trade on US exchanges (NYSE/Nasdaq) as DUK.
Parts, by layer
Layer 8 — Power generation & energy supply
| Part | Role | Confidence | Competitors | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuclear: existing fleet PPAs & restarts | utility | inferred | AEP, Ameren, Constellation, Dominion, Entergy, NextEra | |
| Utilities, IPPs & power providers signing data-center deals | utility | inferred | AEP, AES, Alliant, Ameren, Brookfield Renewable, CMS | region: US |
Where Duke Energy sits in the stack
Duke Energy's placements in this catalog cover 2 parts, all in layer 8, power generation & energy supply. None of them currently carries a sourced supply constraint tag. Across these parts it overlaps with other companies most often on the lines below.
What these parts are
- Nuclear: existing fleet PPAs & restarts — Power purchase agreements with existing nuclear plant operators, including deals that fund restarts of previously shuttered reactors, to secure firm, carbon-free power for AI load.
- Utilities, IPPs & power providers signing data-center deals — Utilities, independent power producers, and grid operators that sign the power purchase agreements, interconnection contracts, and generation deals underlying a data center's supply.
Closest peers in this catalog
Latest feed
- FERC approves Duke large load transmission rules despite cost-shift concerns — Utility Dive, 2026-10-13The FERC approved Duke Energy's proposal for large load transmission rules, which aims to address grid capacity and infrastructure for significant power demands.
- North Carolina regulators deny Duke Energy gas turbine request over ‘staggering’ cost, uncertain need — Utility Dive, 2026-09-22NC regulators denied Duke Energy’s gas turbine request due to its high cost and unclear utility for serving data centers.
- Duke Energy Florida asks to punt on rate for large load customers — Utility Dive, 2026-08-27The state's public counsel criticized Duke Energy Florida for its proposed rate structure, stating it fails to comply with provisions of the new data center law.
Questions about Duke Energy
- What does Duke Energy make for AI data centers?
- This catalog places Duke Energy on 2 parts: Nuclear: existing fleet PPAs & restarts (utility) and Utilities, IPPs & power providers signing data-center deals (utility).
- Is Duke Energy publicly traded?
- Yes — Duke Energy is listed on US exchanges (NYSE/Nasdaq) under DUK. Prices shown on this page are a nightly snapshot, not real-time, and nothing here is investment advice.
- Where is Duke Energy based?
- United States, per the company record in this catalog.
- Who else makes nuclear: existing fleet PPAs & restarts for AI data centers?
- AEP, Ameren, Constellation, Dominion, Entergy and NextEra are also placed on Nuclear: existing fleet PPAs & restarts in this catalog.
- How well sourced are these placements?
- Every part→company placement carries a confidence tag. For Duke Energy the mix is 2 inferred. "disclosed" means the company or a filing says so; "reported" comes from trade press or a reference-design list; "inferred" is a lead from the taxonomy with no citation yet. Treat reported and inferred as leads, not facts.
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