Duke Energy Received Tax Breaks on Its Three N.C. Data Centers
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- Duke Energy owns data centers in Charlotte and Garner, as well as in Huntersville at the McGuire nuclear plant.
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April 27, 2026 Share This Article Republish Duke Energy receives tax breaks for its data centers, even though it reported $4.9 billion in gross profits last year. Credit: Sameer Al-Doumy/AFP via Getty Images Related What Is the Economic Impact of Data Centers? It’s a Secret. In N.C., Stokes County Approves a Data Center Rezoning, Triggering a Citizens’ Lawsuit Duke Energy Plans to Build a Massive Natural Gas Power Plant in Davidson County. But Where, Exactly? Share This Article Republish Most Popular A Bill to Gut Endangered Species Protections Faced a Major Setback This Week An Oilfield Leak Springs Under a Permian Basin Baptist Church Nearly One-Fifth of Americans Are Consuming Water With High Levels of Nitrates Duke Energy has received tax breaks for three data centers that it owns, state Commerce Department records show, while the utility is proposing an 18 percent rate hike on its North Carolina customers and reported $4.9 billion in gross profits last year.
Duke Energy owns data centers in Charlotte and Garner, as well as in Huntersville at the McGuire nuclear plant. The utility declined to provide specific details about the facilities, such as energy and water usage, the amount of its tax breaks and whether it is still receiving them.
“These data centers provide support for Duke Energy operations and enable Duke Energy to deliver the high quality of service and reliability our customers expect,” Duke spokesman Jeff Brooks said. “Our goal is to keep costs as low as possible for customers, and we pass along tax savings to customers, when available, to help keep bills lower. Any changes to federal, state, or local taxes, whether they be increases or decreases, are passed to customers.”