Per AES Indiana, Google will cover 100% of its incremental energy and new infrastructure costs for a 390 MW data center in Monrovia under a roughly $1.3 billion power plan the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission approved unanimously, the first case under the state's 2025 large-load cost law. In North Carolina, a Duke Energy settlement backed by Amazon, Google, Meta, and Microsoft would set a 75% minimum monthly billing demand, upfront payment for dedicated facilities, and security for network upgrades on new loads as small as 50 MW, with a utilities commission decision expected by mid-November. Who pays for the megawatts is turning into a site-selection screen for AI campuses.

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Sources:
https://secure.in.gov/iurc/files/ord_46394_100726.pdf
https://www.aesindiana.com/data-centers
https://www.wfyi.org/statewide/2026-10-12/indiana-approves-aes-plan-to-power-google-data-center-in-monrovia
https://www.insideindianabusiness.com/articles/iurc-approves-aes-plan-to-power-google-data-center-in-morgan-county
https://investors.duke-energy.com/news/news-details/2026/Duke-Energy-protects-customers-from-data-center-costs/default.aspx
https://www.axios.com/local/raleigh/2026/10/07/duke-energy-agrees-on-new-rules-for-large-energy-users-like-data-centers
https://www.wfae.org/energy-environment/2026-10-07/duke-energy-comes-to-an-agreement-on-long-sought-large-load-tariff-for-data-centers-in-north-carolina

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