Duke Energy Carolinas

North Carolina & Upstate SC

89%High strain

Grid Stress Index · demand vs. 1-yr peak

The western Carolinas' utility — a heavy nuclear and gas mix serving fast-growing Charlotte and the I-85 corridor.

Grid Stress Index

89%

⚾ Batting average

Current demand as a share of the past year's peak. 95%+ means the grid is near its limit.

Peak Load (7d)

22.2 GW

⚾ Home runs

The biggest single-hour demand spike over the last week.

Clean Generation

41%

⚾ On-base %

Share of generation from wind, solar, hydro, nuclear & geothermal right now.

Fossil Baseline

10.4 GW

⚾ Small ball

Power coming from coal, gas & oil — the grid's heavy lifting when renewables dip.

Demand vs. forecast

last 7 days · GW

Amber = actual demand · blue dashed = day-ahead forecast.

Fuel mix

Jul 3, 11:00 PM ET

What's generating the electricity for this hour.

Nuclear41%
Natural Gas35%
Coal23%
Pumped Storage1%
Hydro0%
Other0%

Demand trend

+4% avg demand · 2019–2026

Monthly average demand (amber) with the monthly baseload — the lowest hour of each month (cyan). A rising floor is the signature of always-on data-center load.

Latest demand reading: Jul 4, 2:00 PM ET · 19.8 GW