North Carolina Regulators Reject Duke Energy Gas Power Plant | OilPrice.com Felicity Bradstock Felicity Bradstock is a writer and journalist based in Mexico City. She writes for energy websites and covers several other industries, as well as writing… More Info Premium Content By Felicity Bradstock – Sep 26, 2026, 10:00 AM CDT North Carolina regulators rejected Duke Energy's $500 million, 250-megawatt gas plant built to power a 21-building Amazon facility near Charlotte. The commission cited Trump's Ratepayer Protection Pledge, saying Duke hadn't shown how consumers would be shielded from construction costs. The rejection lands as U.S. gas-fired capacity under development…