北卡罗来纳州能源工作队召开会议,解决数据中心和电气化对能源不断增长的需求,重点是电网可靠性和可负担的费率。 North Carolina’s Energy Task Force convenes to tackle rising energy demand from data centers and electrification, focusing on grid reliability and affordable rates.

北卡罗来纳州新的能源工作队举行了第一次会议,讨论数据中心、制造和电气化对能源需求不断上升的问题,总督Josh Stein的团队侧重于电网可靠性和可负担的费率。 North Carolina’s new Energy Task Force held its first meeting to address rising energy demand from data centers, manufacturing, and electrification, with Governor Josh Stein’s team focusing on grid reliability and affordable rates. 专家们强调了数据中心扩展的不可预测性,并建议采取诸如高峰需求变化、能源储存和高负载关税等战略。 Experts stressed the unpredictability of data center expansions and recommended strategies like peak demand shifting, energy storage, and large load tariffs. 杜克大学的一项研究发现,如果对使用进行管理,现有的基础设施可以满足大部分数据中心的需要,而没有新的发电厂。 A Duke University study found existing infrastructure can meet most data center needs without new power plants if usage is managed. 与此同时,杜克能源(Duke Energy)更新的20年计划延缓了煤炭厂的退休,扩大了天然气和核能,并预测年增长率为2.1% — — 与先前预测的一半 — — 同时面临对依赖化石燃料而不是更快、更便宜的清洁能源替代物的批评。 Meanwhile, Duke Energy’s updated 20-year plan delays coal plant retirements, expands natural gas and nuclear power, and projects a 2.1% annual rate increase—half the prior forecast—while facing criticism for relying on fossil fuels over faster, cheaper clean energy alternatives. 工作队将于2月发表年度报告,以指导政策。 The task force will issue an annual report in February to guide policy.